Mission and Values

Our mission is to help groups make good decisions.

• We improve the efficiency and creativity of those we serve.
• We generate income and opportunities for those we employ.
• We make the world more fun and more peaceful.

Values

In all our work and relationships,

We value the good in each and every person. We believe that each person has something important to say and to do. We believe that each person has a piece of the truth and we make the best decisions by putting all the pieces together. We value caring, compassion, and encouraging our best selves.

We value integrity. We believe in honesty and that actions should be aligned with words. When mistakes are made, we value apologies, amends, humility. We strive for consistently extra-high standards of quality, professionalism, and alignment with our values. We believe in leadership by example.

We value creative solutions. We believe good group decisions create new benefits with measurable results. We believe creativity comes from having a positive attitude, a fertile and supportive environment, and from respecting and channeling social energy.

We value building capacity. We believe in teaching people to do things with tools and resources within themselves and close at hand. We strive help groups become in-house experts at making good group decisions. We value investing in our own capacity and in the capacity of others.

We value learning. We strive to be open-minded; always seeking. We believe in full understanding before judging. We value mentoring, apprenticeship, and experiential learning. We value educational investment in ourselves and others.

We value attraction. Rather than aggressive promotion of our products and services, we work to make our products and services attractive; that is, high quality, beneficial, aligned with our values, and easily accessible to those who seek them. We value clients and partners who are attracted to us with enthusiasm and gratitude.

For the Earth. Good Group Decisions gives at least 1% of gross revenues, before expenses, to charitable organizations working for the environment and/or social justice. We believe that all public and private policies and activities should consider long-term impacts on our environment, our community, and our economy. We believe in volunteerism and stewardship.

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The first photo is Connor who I interviewed for one of my videos at the Maine State House.

The second is a group on retreat who hastily assembled themselves into a peace sign during the time it took me to rush to the second floor to snap the photo.