Core Values
RISE is the behaviour standard that guides how ASECIANs work, communicate, make decisions and protect the ASEC Standard.
Values are not posters. They are daily behaviours.
ASEC values should be visible in the way we speak, decide, follow through, serve customers and work with one another. RISE helps us define what good behaviour looks like, not only what good intention sounds like.
The four behaviours behind RISE
Each value protects a different part of how ASEC works. Together, they shape trust, accountability, teamwork and quality.
Respect
How we treat people, work and responsibility.
Integrity
How we act when trust, truth and responsibility matter.
Synergy
How we work across teams instead of protecting only our own task.
Excellence
How we improve quality, reduce repeated mistakes and raise standards.
From value to behaviour
RISE becomes meaningful only when values are translated into observable work behaviour.
What RISE looks like in daily work
The purpose of this guide is to help employees understand the difference between expected behaviour, above expectation behaviour and behaviour that falls below ASEC’s standard.
Treat people, work and responsibility seriously.
Listen properly, respond professionally, complete handover clearly and handle disagreement without personal attack.
Helps create a safer and more respectful working environment by calming conflict, guiding others or improving team communication.
Dismisses others, ignores follow up, responds emotionally or treats another team’s work as unimportant.
Do the right thing even when it is inconvenient.
Tell the truth early, follow procedures, protect information and take responsibility when mistakes happen.
Raises risks before they become bigger problems and helps the team improve control, transparency or accountability.
Hides mistakes, delays bad news, ignores procedures or gives incomplete information that causes risk to the company or customer.
Solve company problems, not only department problems.
Share information early, coordinate with relevant teams and understand how your work affects others.
Connects people, removes friction and helps different teams complete work more smoothly together.
Works in silo, blames other teams, withholds information or creates avoidable handover problems.
Raise the standard of work and keep improving.
Deliver accurate work, reduce repeated mistakes, follow through on responsibilities and improve when feedback is given.
Improves a process, creates a useful standard, prevents repeated problems or helps others raise their quality of work.
Repeats the same mistakes, accepts low quality work, avoids improvement or only acts when being pushed.
How RISE connects to performance
RISE is not only a culture statement. It helps ASEC describe the work behaviours we expect from every team member.
For employees
Use RISE to understand what good behaviour looks like in your role, not only what result you are expected to achieve.
For managers
Use RISE language to give clearer feedback about behaviour, teamwork, responsibility and quality.
For performance review
RISE may be used to discuss behaviour during review. The detailed method for recording evidence and performance notes should be covered in the Performance Review Guide.
Final Takeaway
RISE turns values into behaviour. When people practise Respect, Integrity, Synergy and Excellence consistently, the ASEC Standard becomes visible in daily work.