Code of Conduct

Introduction

At the HSA Alumni & Business Club, we value integrity, diversity, respect, freedom of inquiry and expression, trust, honesty, and fairness; and we strive to integrate these values into all our projects and initiatives. We hope that all members of this community take responsibility for sustaining the club´s high ethical standards and all members feel they are welcome to all activities in any way they choose to participate. To this end, alumni, volunteers, participants, and occasional non-alumni guests are expected to abide by the following principles of the code of conduct when engaging with any HSA Alumni & Business Club offering, activity, or communication.

I. Personal and Professional Integrity

The club is run by volunteers, and we all act with honesty, integrity, and transparency in all our dealings with each other and as representatives of the club. The club promotes a working environment that values respect, fairness, integrity, and collaboration.

II. Support of the Mission

The club has a clearly stated mission and purpose. Our programs and all members of the club should act in alignment with that mission and purpose. 

III. Accountability and Transparency

The club is operated by volunteers, and all volunteers exercise reasonable care, good faith, do what we say, and are transparent in the club’s affairs. We promote working relationships that are based on mutual respect, fairness, and openness. 

IV. Inclusiveness, Diversity, and Respect for Others

The HSA Alumni & Business Club is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and the facilitation of an environment that fosters this goal. Central to this commitment is the principle of treating each member fairly and with respect, promoting inclusiveness and diversity, and embracing different cultures. We assume the good intentions of others even when we don’t fully understand others. 

V. Openness to Inquiry and Learning 

As members of the club, we value and cherish the inquiring mind and foster a growth mindset. We are open to asking questions, developing, and respecting new ideas, and have the responsibility to ask for clarification when needed. 

VI. Behaviors and ways of thinking:

We value the following behaviors and ways of thinking:

  1. Initiative, enthusiasm, and optimism
  2. Perspective, systemic thinking, and interconnectedness
  3. Authenticity, spontaneity, and vulnerability
  4. Responsibility and accountability
  5. Cross divisional collaboration
  6. Uplifting and cheering others
  7. Flexible open communication
  8. Multiculturalism, diversity, and inclusion
  9. Localization (think global, act local)
  10. Mentoring and sharing knowledge
  11. Making things easy and simple

We don’t welcome these behaviors:

  1. Hidden agendas 
  2. Negativity, sarcasm, and judgement
  3. Superiority and competitiveness
  4. Being a bystander
  5. Egoistic behavior
  6. Diminishing others
  7. Silo thinking
  8. Bureaucracy
  9. Rigidity (fixed mindset)

VI. Confidentiality

Club members will occasionally share personal or professional information which might be sensitive. Members have the responsibility to choose what to share and ask for confidentiality when appropriate. All members present in such encounters must respect other people´s requests for confidentiality.

VII. Financial Responsibility

As volunteers of the club, we agree to employ sound business practices and exercise prudent financial management in the stewardship of the clubs’ resources.



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