Minerals Technologies Inc. Expected Behaviors
- Tell the truth at all times
- No spin / misleading presentation of information
- Bad news has to be communicated
- Be consistent—don’t tell different things to different people
- Respect other people at all times
- It’s okay to challenge people if it’s done constructively
- Bad outcomes can be discussed in public, but evaluation
of individual behavior should be done in private - People have valuable contributions to make—we don’t know everything
- Challenge and question everything—even your own strongly held “truths”
- Accept that things change and the things we accepted as true in the past may not be true anymore
- Don’t rely on “precedent”
- Make sure you don’t come to believe your own misinformation
- Always question whether an action adds value to the business
- Can I do it with less?
- Am I helping or hindering the business goal?
- Am I merely protecting my position?
- Always know how the business is affected by your actions
- Accept that good people make mistakes
- If you make no mistakes, you’re not doing anything
- If you want people to take risks, expect more mistakes
- The poor performers are the ones who don’t learn from their mistakes
