Company Values Template - Reforge
This free company values doc template was inspired by the Reforge Company Values artifact created by Brain Balfour in his role of Reforge CEO.
# Company Values Template - Reforge
The following template was inspired by the **Reforge Company Values **artifact created by [**Brain Balfour**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbalfour/) in his role of Reforge CEO.
Brian stresses that company values should evolve with the company and not be a static document that is never updated. Markets, teams, and even products change, so your company values should reflect those changes and iterations.
You can see the original artifact with his annotations here: [**Reforge Company Values**](https://artifacts.reforge.com/artifacts/reforge-company-values)
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## Table of Contents:
- **Overview**
- **Operating Values**
1. _Value 1_
2. _Value 2 _
3. _Value 3_
4. _Value 4_
- **Things we used to reward but will no longer reward.**
- **Known Tradeoffs**
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## Overview
**Tip: **Before diving into the values, briefly explain how they were created, agreed upon and how your company will use the values.
### What are operating values?
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### How will we use these values?
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### How were these values created?
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## Operating Values
1. Value 1
2. Value 2
3. Value 3
4. Value 4
## Value 1
**The Why**
**Tip: **Outline why this value was selected and how it ties to the success of the company.
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**The What**
**Tip: **Explain how the company and individual employees can deliver on this value.
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**What This Doesn’t Mean**
**Tip: **Clarify what this value doesn’t mean with a few examples of common misinterpretations that may arise.
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**Ways We Might Put This Value Into Practice**
**Tip: **List some real world examples of how your employees can put this specific value into practice.
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**Anti-patterns**
**Tip: **Highlight practices or processes that go against the stated company value.
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## Value 2
**The Why**
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**The What**
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**What This Doesn’t Mean**
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**Ways We Might Put This Value Into Practice**
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**Anti-patterns**
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## Value 3
**The Why**
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**The What**
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**What This Doesn’t Mean**
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**Ways We Might Put This Value Into Practice**
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**Anti-patterns**
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## Value 4
**The Why**
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**What This Doesn’t Mean**
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**Ways We Might Put This Value Into Practice**
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**Anti-patterns**
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## Things we used to reward but will no longer reward.
**Tip: **List prior behaviors or actions that were rewarded but now are no longer aligned with these values.
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## Known Tradeoffs
**Tip: **Highlight any trade offs that your company may be making by embracing these new values.
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