People Always

"Living Out LeaderTreks"  - A series on the core values and leadership principles of LeaderTreks. I'll share how they are lived out in the company and in my own life.  To start from the beginning click here   

People

We build intentional community through service, sharpening one another and shared experiences.

We build selective and enduring partnerships by delivering more than we promise.

LeaderTreks has a saying,

"Mission First, People Always."

Our mission is what drives us, 

it is what helps us to plan our steps,
it is what  guides us.

But the people are what get the work done.

That is why LeaderTreks seeks to build intentional community.

It is one of the reasons that I don't get my own personal office in my first year on staff.

It is one of the reasons that we have staff events where we all can just hang out and relax.

It is one of the reasons that we strive to seek to provide excellence in delivering what we
promise to our partners.
Because these partners are people, seeking to accomplish the same mission of spreading the gospel.

Internally one of the most basic ways LeaderTreks lives out this principle is how we celebrate birthdays.
In the age of facebook and the "I'll just leave a wall message",
we make sure that each employee (and their spouses) feel special on their birthday.

Culver's (the best custard EVER) is picked up
The ENTIRE office gathers in the coffee area
and we sing the worst rendition of the Birthday song you'll ever hear
Then we eat, talk and laugh.
The birthday person shares some of their favorite birthday memories.
They do this because they know that people who feel valued will work harder for the mission.

LeaderTreks is making sure they always value their people and thus keeping the mission first.

Check back tomorrow to see how I'm living out this value in my own life.