Building A Strong Corporate Foundation

Our corporate charge is to be the best we can be. Adherence to our basic tenants will result in achievement of that goal.

Core Values:   

Our corporate foundation is reflected in our statement of our Core Values and Keys to Success. Our core values are: Integrity, Teamwork, Performance, and Learning.

Integrity:   We believe integrity is the foundation of our individual and corporate actions that drives and organization of which we are proud.

• We are a responsible corporate citizen committed to the health and safety of people, protection of the environment, and compliance with laws, regulations, and company policies.
• We are honest, trustworthy, respectful and ethical in our actions. 
• We honor commitments.
• We are accountable for our actions, successes and failures.

Teamwork

• We believe teamwork leverages our individual strengths.
• We are committed to common goals.
• We expect everyone to actively participate on the team.
• We openly communicate clear expectations.
• We value the diversity of our workforce.
• We willingly share our resources.

Performance:

• We believe performance excellence will drive the results that differentiate us from our competitors
• We focus on what is important.
• We establish and communicate clear expectations.
• We relentlessly pursue success.
• We strive for flawless execution.
• We work hard, celebrate our successes and learn from our failures.
• We continuously look for new ways to improve our products, services and processes.

Learning:

• We believe a learning environment is the way to achieve the full potential of each individual and the company.
• We expect development throughout each individual's career by a combination of individual and company commitment.
• We learn from sharing past decisions both good and bad, to continuously improve performance.
• We improve by benchmarking and adopting the best of practices.

Keys to Success:

Our keys to Success are four priorities that guides decision making in Talisman:
Engage People, Deliver Value, Be Cost Efficient, Resource Effectively.

Everyone can make a difference.

• We understand our goals and make performance our priority.
• We strive to do our part every day.
• We support new ideas and take appropriate risks.
• We take action to find and correct problems.
• We commend each other on a job well done.

Delivering unmatched value to our customers.

• We make it easy for customers to do business with us.
• We listen to our customers and understand their needs.
• We plan ahead to deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions.
• We are dedicated to flawless execution and top quality results.

Being Cost Effective in everything that we do.

• We maintain a competitive cost structure for the long run.
• We utilize shared services to control cost for the enterprise.
• We seek the best value for Talisman in our relationships with suppliers.
• We stringently eliminate waste without compromising safety or quality.

Employing our resources effectively.

• We assign our people where they can make the biggest contribution.
• We allocate our investments to leverage the best opportunities for the company.
• We handle company assets as if they were our own.
• We manage our balance sheet to enhance return on investment.

"People contributing at their full potential"

"A COMPANY WITH IDEAS, COURAGE, CAPITAL, VISION AND MANAGEMENT."