“IT PAYS TO CARE”

At QOLA, we believe in the three guiding principles of earth care, people care, and fair share.

These principles inspire our motto, “It Pays to Care,” an acronym for our core values. We have listed these core values below with a brief explanation of what they mean to QOLA.

It is our belief this combination of values, understood as actionable and operant terms and a performance standard, creates the conditions for the community to connect, grow, and produce value for all.

  • (I)T PAYS TO CARE

    INTEGRITY: RADICAL HONESTY AND MORAL UPRIGHTNESS

  • I(T) PAYS TO CARE

    TRANSPARENCY: COURAGEOUS VULNERABILITY AND OPENNESS

  • IT (P)AYS TO CARE

    PERFORMANCE: QUALITY OF ACTIONS AND OUTCOMES

  • IT P(A)YS TO CARE

    ACCOUNTABILITY: OWNERSHIP OF ACTIONS AND OUTCOMES

  • IT PA(Y)S TO CARE

    YIELD: VALUE CREATED BY AN INPUT / OUTPUT SYSTEM

  • IT PAY(S) TO CARE

    SERVICE: MEANINGFUL AND MEASURABLE SUPPORT TO OTHERS

  • IT PAYS (T)O CARE

    TRUST: FAITH AND CONFIDENCE IN CHARACTER AND CONDUCT

  • IT PAYS T(O) CARE

    OPTIMIZATION: SMART MIN / MAXING (SMART = SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ACTIONABLE, REALISTIC, AND TIME SENSITIVE)

  • IT PAYS TO (C)ARE

    COMMUNITY: DATA DRIVEN COMMONHEALTH AND COMMONWEALTH FOR MEMBERS

  • IT PAYS TO C(A)RE

    AGENCY: ACCESS TO COMMODITIES, CAPABILITIES, AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO AUTHENTICALLY SELF-ACTUALIZE

  • IT PAYS TO CA(R)E

    REPUTATION: HONORABLY EARNED ESTEEM OF OTHERS

  • IT PAYS TO CAR(E)

    EXCELLENCE: QUALITY OF CONSTITUTION (CHARACTER) AND EXECUTION (GOOD FAITH EFFORT)

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