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Independent reconstruction / S8 / Reviewed

MECCA's Living Values 2024

Five published values with examples of what each value is and is not, including respect, responsibility, wellbeing and sustainable effort.

Scope: Workplace values described for team members

This page was written by Inside MECCA. It is not an official MECCA document, a copy, an extract or a downloadable substitute for the source.

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Independent editorial reconstruction

The document defines five behavioural values and sets boundaries around conduct that should not be justified in their name.

The wording below is a research paraphrase created by Inside MECCA. It should not be read as MECCA's wording or as proof of an official, current or universally applied process.

Purpose

To describe expected workplace behaviours and clarify conduct that is inconsistent with each value.

Who it applies to

  • All team members
  • Managers and leaders
  • Performance and growth conversations

Manager responsibilities

  • Deliver feedback with empathy and respect
  • Value different perspectives
  • Support team wellbeing
  • Avoid unreasonable or unsustainable requests
  • Act when something is not right

Employee expectations

  • Treat others with respect and courtesy
  • Take responsibility
  • Bring positive energy without pretending difficulties do not exist
  • Work collaboratively
  • Take care of wellbeing

Systems referenced

  • Performance & Growth cycle
  • Behavioural expectations
  • Feedback conversations

Review frequency

No fixed review interval is stated in the document.

Stated expectations

  • Respectful and inclusive conduct
  • Honest feedback
  • Shared accountability
  • Sustainable work practices
  • Employee wellbeing
  • Acting when something is not right

Research paraphrase

Research theme

Respect

The document says feedback should be delivered with empathy and respect without compromising the message.

Research theme

Wellbeing

It distinguishes doing whatever it takes from overwork, burnout and unreasonable requests.

Research theme

Speaking up

Taking responsibility includes acting when something is not right.

Questions to compare with employee experience

  • How were the values communicated and modelled?
  • Were difficult conversations handled with empathy and respect?
  • Were workload and wellbeing boundaries observed?
  • Could employees act on concerns without negative consequences?

Document timeline

01Publish

Define values and boundaries

02Communicate

Explain expected behaviours

03Apply

Use in day-to-day management

04Assess

Reference in performance and growth

Related documents

What could strengthen this record

More evidence can be linked as it becomes available

That may include an authenticated version, implementation records, meeting notes, training material or an organisational response.

Employee accounts

Experience is assessed separately from policy

Contributor accounts are not merged into the organisational source. They are coded, assessed and linked only where consent, relevance and source safety allow.

Where the evidence stops

This reconstruction does not authenticate a source or establish workplace practice.

It does not establish that any underlying material was official, current, mandatory, complete, distributed to employees or consistently followed. The original source is not available through this site.