What you need to know
Sandia’s Core Values are used to inform our daily decisions, shape our performance, and enable us to achieve success as one Lab with one national security mission. Values are principles or standards that, when activated, guide behavior. Behaviors are measurable, tangible, and observable.
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.
Understanding your “why”
The benefits of having a clear guiding purpose and running an organization on sound principles has been well covered by many people before. Understanding your “why” is a compelling concept that is easy to grasp. Intellectually it is easy to recognize the potential benefits of operating within clearly defined core values. Practically, it isn’t as easy though.
