The Council’s Corporate Strategy is primarily delivered by our number one resource: people. The delivery of any strategy is dependent on people and their organisational culture. As part of encouraging a positive team culture and to consider how we can deliver strategic objectives, a staff Values and Behavioural Framework has been developed.

Following workshops led by a range of staff across the organisation and subsequent

internal consultation, we have arrived at four corporate values:

 Nurture

 Belong

 Smart

 Dynamic

These values are defined and supported by behaviours (Appendix A).

It was recommended that Members endorse these values and consider how they might be formally implemented in Council policy and guidance regarding member/officer engagement.

The Chair thanked Mr Drane and officers for the work that had gone into this and contributing to how they want to operate as an organisation. 

After a full discussion, Cllr Hossack MOVED and Cllr Parker SECONDED the recommendations in the report. A vote was taken and it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY.

Members are asked to:

R1. Endorse the Values and Behavioural Framework for staff, set out in

Appendix A.

R2. Approve that the Council considers ways to integrate the values

and behaviours as part of officer and member engagement, through the

review of relevant Council policy and/or guidance, and to be reported

back to Policy, Resources and Economic Development Committee.

Reasons for Recommendation

Much effort has been made to identify and communicate these values, including ongoing work to achieve staff buy-in. It is important that Members endorse the framework as part of integrating the values in a positive Team Brentwood culture and to make them more prominent across the organisation.

There is an opportunity to consider how these values can be expanded to apply to Members when engaging with officers. Therefore, it is recommended that this be further considered and reported back to Policy, Resources and Economic Development Committee.