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Common Shared Values makes for a
High Performance Team
The process of achieving service delivery acquire as the civil service is the custodian of the
excellence begins with clearly articulating country’s assets and resources. He stressed that
the common shared values that each civil civil servants must be above reproach in their
servant must adhere to. Hence, Datuk Amar Haji knowledge of and in their strict adherence to
Mohamad Morshidi bin Abdul Ghani has identiied inancial protocols and procedures.
the following Seven ‘Common Shared Values’ for the
Sarawak civil service:- Respect for others: Civil servants need to
show respect towards each other. The civil service
1 Possessing high integrity organization must be a model of this culture of
2 Respecting others respect.
3 Obeying the laws and rules
4 Being kind and ready in sharing Observing the laws and procedures
5 Professionalism governing the civil service: Civil servants
must always do the right things, especially related
6 Sense of urgency and timeliness to their tasks of providing services, like going to
7 Keeping team spirit ofice in time or not abusing their authority and
obeying the laws of the land. Civil servants must
High Integrity: This is something that the be a good example of being law-abiding and civic-
government and the people expects and demands from minded citizens to the people.
all civil servants. Being the custodian of the people’s
trust, the civil servants’ integrity is what will keep that Be kind and willing to share with each
trust alive. All civil servants must exemplify in their other: The working lives and relationship will
actions, thoughts and in their dealings with others certainly be pleasant staff spend time to listen to
high integrity, which is “to be honest in our jobs. each other and be willing to help or support each
“Bringing integrity into our jobs is when we have other in carrying out their task. They must also
truly internalized our philosophy of ‘An Honour be willing to listen to the people’s concerns and
to Serve’ and look at our tasks as our way of complaints and show kindness to everyone they
serving the country and serving the rakyat,” meet. However,being kind and attentive does not
said the State Secretary. necessarily mean that the civil servants should give
The State Secretary also emphasized everything the public wants.
that all heads of department should be “You must know how to accommodate them
very competent in inance and inancial and their needs, and the needs of our civil service
procedures and processes, a crucial as well,” the State Secretary said.
ability that each one of them must
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High Performance Team
The process of achieving service delivery acquire as the civil service is the custodian of the
excellence begins with clearly articulating country’s assets and resources. He stressed that
the common shared values that each civil civil servants must be above reproach in their
servant must adhere to. Hence, Datuk Amar Haji knowledge of and in their strict adherence to
Mohamad Morshidi bin Abdul Ghani has identiied inancial protocols and procedures.
the following Seven ‘Common Shared Values’ for the
Sarawak civil service:- Respect for others: Civil servants need to
show respect towards each other. The civil service
1 Possessing high integrity organization must be a model of this culture of
2 Respecting others respect.
3 Obeying the laws and rules
4 Being kind and ready in sharing Observing the laws and procedures
5 Professionalism governing the civil service: Civil servants
must always do the right things, especially related
6 Sense of urgency and timeliness to their tasks of providing services, like going to
7 Keeping team spirit ofice in time or not abusing their authority and
obeying the laws of the land. Civil servants must
High Integrity: This is something that the be a good example of being law-abiding and civic-
government and the people expects and demands from minded citizens to the people.
all civil servants. Being the custodian of the people’s
trust, the civil servants’ integrity is what will keep that Be kind and willing to share with each
trust alive. All civil servants must exemplify in their other: The working lives and relationship will
actions, thoughts and in their dealings with others certainly be pleasant staff spend time to listen to
high integrity, which is “to be honest in our jobs. each other and be willing to help or support each
“Bringing integrity into our jobs is when we have other in carrying out their task. They must also
truly internalized our philosophy of ‘An Honour be willing to listen to the people’s concerns and
to Serve’ and look at our tasks as our way of complaints and show kindness to everyone they
serving the country and serving the rakyat,” meet. However,being kind and attentive does not
said the State Secretary. necessarily mean that the civil servants should give
The State Secretary also emphasized everything the public wants.
that all heads of department should be “You must know how to accommodate them
very competent in inance and inancial and their needs, and the needs of our civil service
procedures and processes, a crucial as well,” the State Secretary said.
ability that each one of them must
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