Danaher CORE VALUES

The Best Team Wins

Associates are our most valued assets.  We're passionate about retaining, developing and recruiting the best talent available.  Danaher and its associates win because:

• We are team-oriented with Involvement by all.
• We seek fact-based, root cause solutions; not blame.
• We are accountable for results, and we deliver.
• We are non-political and not bureaucratic.
• We have high integrity and respect for others.
• Winning is fun!

Customers Talk, We Listen

• Quality First, ALWAYS!  
• We base our strategic plan on the Voice-of-the-Customer. 
• Robust, repeatable processes yield superior Quality, Delivery, and Cost that satisfy our customers beyond their expectations.

Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) is Our Way of Life

• The Danaher Business System IS our culture.
• We aggressively and continuously eliminate waste in every facet of our business processes.

Leading Edge Innovation Defines Our Future

• We continuously apply our creativity to the technologies of products, services, and processes.
• Out-of-the Box ideas, both large and small, add value to our enterprise. 
• We accomplish "breakthroughs" through the Policy Deployment process.

We Compete For Shareholders

• Profits are important because they attract and retain loyal shareholders.