At HobbyX there is no mission statement that hangs on the wall.
Instead,
a one-page document – Our Company Philosophy – has guided our actions in fulfilling our responsibilities to our customers, our employees, the community and our
investors.
Our Company Philosophy
We believe our first responsibility is to the mothers. fathers, children and all others
who use our products and services.
In
meeting their needs everything we do must be of high quality.
We must
constantly strive to reduce our costs in order to maintain reasonable
prices.
Customers' orders must be serviced promptly and accurately.
Our
suppliers and distributors must have an opportunity to make a fair
profit.
We are responsible to our employees, the men and women who work with us.
Everyone must be considered as an individual.
We
must respect their dignity and recognize their merit.
They must have a
sense of security in their jobs.
Compensation must be fair and
adequate,
and working conditions clean, orderly and safe.
We
must be mindful of ways to help our employees fulfill their family
responsibilities.
Employees must feel free to make suggestions and
complaints.
There must be equal opportunity for employment, development
and
advancement for those qualified.
We must provide competent management, and
their actions must be just and ethical.
We are responsible to the communities in which we live and work
and to
the world community as well.
We must be good citizens – support good
works and charities
and bear our fair share of taxes.
We must
encourage civic improvements and better health and education.
We must
maintain in good order the property we are privileged to use,
protecting
the environment and natural resources.
Our final responsibility is to our investors.
Business must make a
sound profit.
We must experiment with new ideas.
Research must
be carried on, innovative programs developed
and mistakes paid for.
New
equipment must be purchased, new facilities provided
and new products
launched.
Reserves must be created to provide for adverse times.
When
we operate according to these principles,
the investors should
realize a fair return. |