Building a Trust-Based Culture, the ACE Way
At ACE, our culture is evident in our behavior: we ask questions, we listen to each other, we share knowledge, we strive for self-development and emotional intelligence. We have a passion for our role within the team, and remain committed to a trust-based culture which embraces kindness, appreciating that everyone matters.
ACE PURPOSE
Our purpose is to Create Joy Through Kindness. Much more than “what you do” we understand our Purpose is why we exist. We live this purpose by being kind to ourselves, and recognizing the importance of Be Kind, ACE Kind in all of our interactions with each other.
ACE VALUES
We incorporate our ACE Values in everything we do – how we conduct ourselves, communicate with each other, and trust each other. By ensuring our Values are foremost in our day-to-day collaboration, solving our customers’ most challenging projects, we remain focused on maintaining our Trust-Based Culture.
CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP + TEAM MEMBER
Our commitment to our conscious culture - growing as individuals - winning as a team - serves to benefit our customers by unleashing everyone's potential. The core foundation of our Conscious Leadership + Team Member philosophy is:
- • Live the ACE Purpose and Values
- • Reflective listener
- • Transparent communications
- • Create and maintain great relationships
- • Speak up
- • Express appreciation of others
- • Share knowledge
Enhancing our ACE Culture through engagement and recognition.
TEAM MEMBER ENGAGEMENT SURVEY:
We value our ACE Team Member insight and perspective on how we can grow as a team. Each year we ask for ideas and feedback on our ongoing professional development efforts. In our most recent survey, we experienced a 95+% participation rate, with a significant increase in the total training hours provided to our team members:
2020 = 1,448 total training hours
2021 = 10,038 total training hours
2022 = 16, 653 total training hours
With the ACE Own Your Own Development (OYOD) program you are in control of your growth and development, pursuing your dreams and goals.
RECOGNITION:
As a Trust-Based Culture, we share in milestones, big and small, including:
- ACE Hero
- ACE Pride
- ACE Kind
- Great Ideas
- Safety
- Anniversaries
- Birthdays
PROOF IT WORKS!
We are delighted, and humbled, to be recognized as both a Psychologically Healthy Workplace, and Best and Brightest Company to Work For in Chicago, and Nationally – 3 years running!
Won APA Award - Psychologically Healthy Workplace in Illinois- Won Chicago, and National “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” 2022, 2023 + 2024
Won APA Award - Psychologically Healthy Workplace in Illinois
CATALYST July 2021