Our Behaviors
The “KIRCHHOFF Automotive Behaviors” are the road map for our daily cooperation. Following these guidelines will ensure our long term success.
I act with trust and respect
- I respect each person’s individual personality and cultural diversity
- I create a trusting atmosphere which fosters creativity and improvements
- I respect different opinions and perspectives
- I support my team
- I do not have prejudice against my team
- I listen actively and wait for my turn to speak
- I value everyone’s work
I respect standards
- I always wear my PPE
- I respect meeting guidelines
- I follow internal policies and legal requirements
- I respect environmental protection regulations
- I follow the defined escalation process
- I respect the standards and the expectations of my customers and strive to provide the best service
- I encourage my team to respect standards
I empower and develop my team
- I ask my colleagues for their opinions
- I delegate tasks and responsibilities, because I trust my team to do the right thing
- I support cooperation within my team as well as with other teams
- I promote continuous learning
- I spend more time asking ”why“ than telling ”how to“
- I motivate my team
- I provide constructive feedback
I communicate clearly
- I express myself clearly
- I communicate openly and respectfully
- I am eloquent and use appropriate tone
- I speak in facts and figures
- I define responsibilities and deadlines
- I write legibly and understandably
- I support transparent communication using personal and internal communication tools
I share my knowledge
- I don‘t keep knowledge to myself
- I acknowledge that all questions are valid
- I take the time to explain
- I make the right information accessible
- I communicate clearly and regularly
- I ensure there is proper information flow within the organization
- I encourage my colleagues to share their knowledge
I promote continuous improvement
- I encourage the development of new ideas
- I establish a trusting atmosphere which allows mistakes to be used as opportunities for learning
- I am open to constructive criticism
- I appreciate every suggestion for improvement
- I give quick feedback to proposals
- I support the implementation of improvements
- I actively promote change as an opportunity rather than an obstacle
I am a good example
- I am honest and reliable
- I always keep commitments
- I always do what I say
- I ensure my area of responsibility is well-managed
- I am aware that my team will reflect my behavior
- I balance the workload within my team
- I respect all KIRCHHOFF Automotive behaviors