Sandia Core Values

The Sandia Values are:

• We serve the nation
• We respect each other
• We act with integrity
• We deliver with excellence
• We team for great results

Videos & Discussion Guide

The videos below focus on experiences from leadership and how they demonstrated the Sandia Values.

Use the Discussion Guide to have a conversation with your team on what the Values mean to you and how you can incorporate them into your work life.

History of the Core Values

Since 1949, Sandia’s core purpose is to render exceptional service in the national interest. This purpose is supported by Sandia’s Core Values, which are used to inform our daily decisions, shape our performance, and enable us to achieve success as one Lab with one national security mission.

Behaviors representative of each of the Core Values were developed with input from employees and leaders across the Lab. These behaviors aren’t meant to be a comprehensive list. Instead, they represent a holistic viewpoint of what is important to Sandians.

Values & performance management

Managers and employees are encouraged to discuss the Sandia Core Values and identify behaviors that reflect those values AND that are relevant to the employee’s function, level, and job responsibilities.

Learn more about the Sandia Values and their associated behaviors with the Sandia Values & Behaviors Quick Guide and how values will be applied to regular, non-represented employees’ performance review through the HR Solutions page.

When assigning your 9-Block rating at year-end, your manager will consider – and provide written feedback on – how you demonstrated each of the Sandia Values during the performance year using the following categories: always, frequently, sometimes, or rarely.