All core values
Performance
Thoroughness
Covering the details that matter, even when no one is checking, because the work deserves it.
Behaviors
- Reviews the edge cases others skip
- Double-checks high-stakes work
- Documents the reasoning behind decisions
Anti-patterns
- Rushing past details to ship faster
- Thoroughness as a way to avoid action
- Checking only what is easy to measure
Reinforce it with
- Checklists for repeated work
- Peer review with real standards
- Time budgeted for the second look
Thoroughness is the care that shows up in the details people never see.