I first heard about Andela’s EPIC values when I was looking to apply for the first time. On Andela’s home-study curriculum website, the EPIC values were broken down and every developer at Andela has to embody these values in other to be a successful Andela fellow. The thing I believe is, even without been an Andela fellow, you still need to embody these values to be able to succeed in any industry you choose to work in.
We all know for a company to succeed, they need to have set down values that would guide the day to day activity of the company. Andela’s EPIC values serves as this, but it’s much more than just values for an Andela fellow to live by. From my own point of view, I see it as a value every human being should live by.
Let’s look at what each of the EPIC values means:
Excellence: No matter what you do, in other to succeed, you need to strive for excellence. You need to be the very best version of yourself. You need to aspire for growth. Without striving for excellence, you would stay stagnant. You need to always hold everything you do in the highest standard and become a lifelong learner. Only with this can you achieve excellence and be held in high esteem among your peers.
Passion: Without passion, it might be a little hard to achieve excellence. While striving for excellence, you would get into a lot of pitfalls, face a lot of problems. Been passionate about your field, would help make sure you continue to seek inspiration and be inspired, that way you can continue striving for excellence.
Integrity: In all your dealings, discussion and actions, you have to live a life of honesty and strong moral principles. Not been honest means people would start getting skeptical about dealing with you. You need to hold yourself accountable while others also hold you accountable. You have to be sincere, kind and be yourself in all your dealings.
Collaboration: No man is an island of knowledge. You would need to work with other people throughout the course of your career. While collaborating, you need to strive not to make the work harder for others. You also need to learn and to seek and incorporate feedback effectively while also giving feedback kindly where needed.
The break down of the EPIC values above shows that these values are truly EPIC and you as an individual have to put them in practice to succeed no matter the industry you work in. In any industry or field you happen to work in, you need to aspire for excellence while been passionate about what you do, also, you need to live a life of integrity while also learning to collaborate effectively.
Embodying this values, will guarantee success. Andela’s EPIC values are truly EPIC 😈