SOS Leadership Values

Trustworthy with Integrity

We will be reliable, dependable, and can be counted on to keep promises. We will do what we say we will do within the promised time frame. (I Samuel 2:3)

Worth of the Individual

We will practice the ‘Golden Rule’ in decision-making. We will respect human life, dignity and rights of each including health, safety and work environment. We are in business for ‘people’ (employees, customers, vendors), not for our own wealth, power, prestige or ego. (Luke 15: 1-7; Matthew 7:12)

Family & Stability in Relationships

The family is the foundation unit of every society. We will respect women as wives, men as husbands, and singles. The family has a higher priority than the firm and its profitability; therefore, we will seek to build it up, not tear it down. (Galatians 6:1-9)

Honest & Truthful Communication

We will strive to be genuine, open and above board in all relationships. We will honestly and accurately report the facts. (Colossians 3:8, 9)

Responsibility of the Individual as Part of the Team

Each of us will accept individual accountability for how we carry out our responsibilities. We will aim to motivate each other by praise rather than criticism to create an atmosphere of productivity and freedom to admit individual mistakes in order to accomplish team goals. (Ephesians 4:28-32)

Balance of Work & Rest

Vacations and breaks will be encouraged so that proper rest, recreation, and reflection will maximize long-term productivity and effectiveness. We believe in working hard, but not necessarily in working unproductive long hours just for the sake of appearance. (Mark 6:31, I Thessalonians 4:11, 12)

Rewarding Productivity

We will seek to reward industriousness, innovation, initiative, prudence, and discipline. Our focus is to develop our full potential, the result of which is reaping rewards of our labor. (Ecclesiastes 5:18, 19; I Timothy 5:18, 19)

Everyone is Accountable to Authority

Any enterprise must have structure and organization. Every person is accountable to a higher authority. (I Peter 2:13-18)

Servant Leaders

Effective Leaders will be servants who have attracted a following because of their passion, vision, integrity, and love for people. We will make every effort to develop this kind of leader. (Mark 10: 43-45)

Stewardship

We will strive to use wisely and prudently the resources with which we have been entrusted. (I Corinthians 4:2)