The Cook Values Audio Series: Episode 1
Heather Hurst and acting with integrity
At the end of 2018, Pete Yonkman, president of Cook Medical and Cook Group, John Kamstra, chief financial officer (CFO) of Cook Group, Nicky James, Cook Group vice president of Human Resources and Talent Development, and Carol Seaman, Cook Group vice president and chief Ethics & Compliance officer, released a special end-of-year webcast that introduced the updated Cook Group values that we all share as employees. These values are the fundamental beliefs that guide us in the way we work and are the expectations of how we treat each other and our customers. No matter which area of the business you work in, our company values connect us all.
As we work towards our goal of becoming a modern, global company, we want to be sure that our company values not only reflect where we’re going,
but that they also stay true to what Bill and Gayle Cook started in 1963. The world is changing rapidly and that means that the medical device industry and our other business lines face new challenges and expectations every day. It is more important than ever to prepare for what lies ahead while making sure we keep our special company culture.
The Cook Values Audio Series
We wanted to have more in-depth conversations around each of the Cook Group values, so we started an audio series where we take the time to focus on each one. In every episode, we sit down with a member of leadership to learn more about why this specific value is important to the company and what we can all do to live that value in how we approach our daily work and relationships with each other.
Episode 1
In episode one, Heather Hurst, the global director of Ethics & Compliance shares her thoughts on what it means to act with integrity and how we can use different resources, like the Code of Conduct, to guide us in our decision making. To listen to the audio clip, please click below.
Bonus content
In case you missed it, you can watch the Cook Group values end-of-year webcast below.
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Written by Courtney Packard, an Internal Communications generalist in Corporate Marketing and Communications at Park 48.
Thanks, Courtney and Heather, your conversation was so impressive.
Great podcast Heather!
You two are naturals! Enjoyed it. Look forward to more! 🙂
Great job, Courtney and Heather! Looking forward to the rest of the series!
Good Pod cast and some very good examples of values, thanks
Thank you! We all need to be reminded of this from time to time; very well presented and a great example of what Cook is about.
it’s a great one and I have better understanding about “Integrity” interpretation. Thank you
Great podcast. Very professionally done and provides a clear message. Look forward to hearing more 🙂
Very informative and ideal for each employee to take the time and listen. Great presentation to include with the E&C overall training!
Possibly consider during new employee 6-8 wk follow up meeting.
Nice job Heather!
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you ladies, that was very interesting and informative, looking forward to the next episode!
So happy you enjoyed it!
REALLY good closing line from Heather – summarizes the importance of living our values in our day to day work. Nice job!
Thank you for the kind words, Jason!
What a perfect example of who we are. Heather conveyed this so well! Great job Heather and Courtney!
Thank you! Heather did an awesome job. She was the perfect guest for this!
Thanks, Courtney and Heather, for the conversation, definition, review of resources, anecdotes, and practical advice to assess decisions against the core values.
Thanks, Derek! Heather was a great guest and provided a lot of insight around why we value integrity as an organization.