All core values
People
Respect
Treating every person as a full human being whose time, ideas, and dignity matter.
Behaviors
- Listens before responding
- Credits ideas to their source
- Disagrees with the idea, not the person
Anti-patterns
- Interrupting and steamrolling
- Sarcasm framed as 'just kidding'
- Status-based listening
Reinforce it with
- Meeting norms
- Anonymous feedback channels
- Calling in, not calling out
Respect is the floor. Without it, no other value is safe.