We remain committed to providing a work environment that is engaging, safe, supportive, and welcoming to all staff.
EVPA CARES (Communication, Appreciation, Respect, Empathy, and Sensitivity) about your employee experience and is an acronym that highlights five attributes, representing our values. This diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) journey is shared work and we must all engage and commit to doing our part every day. It is the response from leadership, staff, and HR -- all of us -- that determines the outcome of our goals for inclusion and whether inclusive or exclusive behaviors (what we say and do) become an acceptable part of our unit culture.
Communication
“To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.” - Tony Robbins
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Appreciation
“Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” - Margaret Cousins
Respect
“When employees respect each other and get along in the workplace, it’s amazing how productivity increases, morale increases and employees are more courteous to customers.” – Maureen Wild
Resources: Ted Talk: “Why being respectful to your co-workers is good for business”
Empathy
“Empathy is a choice, and it’s a vulnerable choice. In order to connect with you, I have to connect with something in myself that knows that feeling.” – Brené Brown
Sensitivity
“Sensitivity to others is not a form of weakness but a form of compassion.” - Rubyanne
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