In order to best serve our mission and purpose, we defined our ideal culture. From that work, Downtown Project’s four core values emerged:
Embrace Adventure
- We are courageous.
- We come at things with entrepreneurial energy and spirit; we are happy to take risks and be bold.
- We choose to be positive.
- The difference between an opportunity and a challenge is attitude; we choose to be positive, to have a positive outlook or otherwise exude positive energy.
- We are resourceful.
- You have to have a little MacGyver in you to work with Downtown Project, as you never know what could be thrown at you.
- We are empowered.
- You need to self-lead and not wait for people to tell you what to do; we operate in a self-managed environment (our unofficial mantra is “It’s easier to ask forgiveness than seek acceptance”).
Make Epic Happen
- We are innovative.
- We value first, unique and best in our community; we bring imagination and creativity into whatever we do.
- We create amazing experiences.
- We want to “wow!” people and generate positive word of mouth. We do this by creating amazing experiences for our guests, visitors and neighbors.
- We execute well.
- When we do something, we do it well; we hold ourselves (and others) accountable and we prioritize our time and energy accordingly.
- We make a difference.
- We are super passionate about making a dent in the universe, beginning with Downtown Las Vegas; we believe in positive, lasting change.
Do What’s Right
- We are authentic.
- We are genuine and keep it real; we are transparent and true to ourselves and others.
- We are humble.
- We keep our ego in check and are open to feedback, because we know we can always learn from people.
- We are respectful to others.
- We are empathetic, we care about our community and we always look for the positive intentions of others first.
- We act with integrity.
- You can trust us; we are good, honest people who work our butts off to keep our promises.
Come Together
- We communicate effectively.
- We actually talk to people–in a timely manner, even; we give constructive feedback and embrace positive conflict.
- We create a family spirit
- We build meaningful, personal connections and we look out for each other.
- We collaborate.
- We work as a team and mentor each other; we connect with our community and seek contributions from others.
- We recognize others.
- We acknowledge each other; we appreciate and are grateful to others for their contributions.