1. What are the three most important values that your organization tries to adhere to? Which of these values are formally stated in writing and which are informally adhered to through common understanding? For each value, indicate how it is enacted upon, in other words, how is the value reflected in staff behavior?
2. Describe how staff performance evaluations are handled by your Include a discussion of the method(s) of evaluation, the criteria used for evaluation, and performance versus outcome measures of evaluation. For this question you may inquire with your site supervisor to get a clearer understanding of the process.
3. Identify and discuss at least two informal (unwritten) norms in your Discuss whether or not you think that they should become formalized in writing and indicate both the positive and negative outcomes of having those informal norms become formal.
4. Describe one or more subgroups such as cliques in your organization and their positive and negative effects on the overall work Be specific.
5. Describe the culture of your organization, specifically the symbols and rituals that make their values and mission visible to employees and the public (or persons it serves).
6. How has reading this chapter made a difference in the way you think about communities, the public relevance of the work or the organization, and the social obligations of the professionals to them? How has reading this chapter affected your perspective of the site and its social contract with the community? How was it affected your understanding of civic professionalism and the use of Practical Reasoning (page 7) by its professionals? In what ways has this chapter been useful to you in your role as an intern? To your future profession?