Our Values
Teamwork
We turn up for each other every day. We leave our ego at the door, and we recognise that everyone else has a voice and opinion.
Hard Work
We have a can do attitude and be the best we can be. We champion appetities for challenge, and we believe in what we are trying to do.
Resilience & Robustness
We aren’t put off when things are tough and we are adaptable and flexible. We don’t give up when things get tough, or put off when things aren’t clear.
Curiosity & Ideas
We always want to know more or why. We find a better way by seeing things differently or as others don’t, and being brave enough to do new and different things. We get business and understand the small stuff matters.
Honesty & Integrity
We say it like it is and do the right thing, We do what we say we’re going to do and hold each other accountable.
Being Coachable
We demonstrate coachability by actively listening to and observing others, showing humility and a continuous desire to learn. We seek feedback and guidance from a range of sources, take criticism constructively, and consistently apply new insights to develop our skills and expand our capabilities.
Our People Principles
True Diversity
“We believe in diversity in terms of capabilities, experiences and ideas in pursuit of our stated business goals. All other things that make us different are recognised, respected and where appropriate celebrated, but are not the criteria on how we make people decisions. We believe that we need true diversity to create the best AAF team and deliver the best sustainable business results. BUT we DON’T want diversity when it comes to our values or persons ability. We want the best people available, with values that 100% match the AAF values.”
Equality & Equity to Promote Fairness
“We believe there is a need for both equality and equity. We want to give every person the opportunity to succeed by our standards, and in doing this there will be times where we will need to practice equity. BUT, if this is too often or for too long it shifts from equity to bias, which we believe is wrong. Overall we believe in fairness, which is giving every person the opportunity to succeed by our standards, and the appropriate level of support for the appropriate level of time. If a person cannot meet our standards after the appropriate level of support for the appropriate level of time we will face into that reality whilst always living our values”.
Engaging With Each Other Like Adults
“We believe in being honest, transparent and straight forward with each other to build common understanding and trust. We want to see and respond to people and situations as they really are to achieve the best possible outcome for all people and the business.”
Meritocracy That Values the ‘What’ and the ‘How’
“We believe that meritocracy is critical to building the best AAF team and that we need to assess people multi-dimensionally to achieve true meritocracy. We will do this through Job Descriptions, KPI’s, Big Things, People Profiles and Values, and a robust inclusive transparent people management process. All progression, promotion and reward and recognition decisions will be made on merit.”
Good Manners & Common Sense
“We believe that good manners say a lot about a person and how they do their job and therefore about AAF. We also expect people to display common sense in their day-to-day work, as we believe common sense is not about knowledge, experience or intellect, it’s about thought and care. We believe all people regardless of their experience or job level should have these 2 things. We expect all people to treat other members of the AAF team with courtesy and politeness and to demonstrate the correct public behaviours around the office and whenever they are representing the company.”