Values & Principles

Every employee in the Dobbie family plays an integral part in defining and maintaining our values and guiding principles.

Our Values and Guiding Principles

Leadership

Leadership

We will be seen as a market leader delivering innovative, efficient and cost effective solutions for all our customer needs with a focus on quality supply and continual improvement.

Honesty

Honesty

We will conduct ourselves with a superior level of honesty and integrity at all times, abiding by not only, the letter of the laws and cultural values of our country, but by their spirit as well.

Happiness

Happiness

We will always create a strong level of fun and happiness in the workplace. It is important that our vision is balanced and that we remember to ‘smell the roses’ and keep things in perspective.

TRUST

TRUST

We will always trust our fellow colleagues to do the right thing by our customers and suppliers as well as ourselves. We will trust our clients’ integrity.

Engagement

Engagement

We will positively engage with our fellow workers and give due regard to their cultural, spiritual, religious and ethnic heritages as well as their sexual orientation.

Empowerment

Empowerment

We will always support, encourage and empower our team to make and deliver on decisions. We actively encourage team members to think constructively and progressively and aim for continual improvement in our operations.

CHANGE

CHANGE

We live in a world that is fast paced, forever evolving and progressing and must embrace change with reassurance and encouragement. It’s everyone’s responsibility, as a team, to work closely with each other to manage change with all its challenges and complexities to achieve our desired business goals and objectives.

Pride

Pride

We take pride in everything we do and how we present ourselves at all times. We are committed to maintaining a high level of professionalism in both our internal and external presentations and relationships.

Communication

Communication

We will communicate, never dictate, what we want and how we feel whenever issues arise. Listening forms a key part of any open and honest conversation. Communication is the essence of all relationships and healthy relationships thrive from strong two-way communication. Communication is how we connect.

COMMITTMENT

COMMITTMENT

We are united and committed to achieving our business goals and objectives. Dobbie is committed to the development, health and wellbeing of each employee. We work in a supporting environment, inviting feedback, innovation and respect. Our business operates as a team as we strive for the same business goals. Together.

Reflection

Reflection

We acknowledge our decisions may have broad impacts and we strive to understand and learn from them. We aim to be a positive force in our community.

Respect

Respect

We conduct our business with respect for human rights and common decency, treating others as we ourselves seek to be treated.