Value Statements - US Fire Administration

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Appendix F
Executive Leadership Course Survey
1. Has your organization conducted a formal values audit to identify your Department's
values
Yes _____
No _____
2. Has your organization developed value statements to concisely articulate your
Department's values
Yes _____
No _____
If you answered "No" to question 1 OR 2, it is not necessary to complete the remainder
of the survey. However, please return the incomplete survey via the self-addressed
envelope. Thank you!
3. If yes, what organizational member or group developed your Department's value
statements
Fire Chief exclusively
_____
Administrative staff
_____
A labor/management focus group _____
Field personnel exclusively _____
Other
_____
If other, please explain __________________________________________________
4. What methodology was utilized to develop the language for your Department's value
statements
Started from scratch
Massaged the language of other organization's value statements
Combination of starting from scratch and massaging the phraseology
from other organizations value statements
Other
If other, please explain
5. What methodology was utilized to disseminate value statement information to field
personnel
Written mission, values, or value statement documents
Focus group members communicated information to their respective shift
Communicated orally to various organizational employee groups
Information has not been communicated
Other
If other, please explain
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