All core values
People
Enthusiasm
Bringing visible energy and positive intent to the work and to the people doing it.
Behaviors
- Greets new projects with curiosity, not dread
- Energizes meetings rather than draining them
- Shares excitement about the mission openly
Anti-patterns
- Toxic positivity that denies problems
- Enthusiasm as a performance for leaders
- Cynicism rewarded as sophistication
Reinforce it with
- Leaders modeling genuine energy
- Celebrating progress publicly
- Rotating energizing work across the team
Enthusiasm is the fuel that makes hard work feel worth doing.