Mission
For more than 200 years, Thomas Nelson’s goal has been to honor God and serve people. Through forward-thinking strategies and outstanding inspirational products, our company believes its growth and existence is because “We Inspire the World.” We believe that the world needs inspiration and our content provides a committed channel.
Purpose Statement
“We Inspire the World.”
Values
Thomas Nelson, Inc. operates under five core values. These values are the ideals that we esteem as a company and are considered the foundation of our corporate ideology. We believe our core values are what make us unique as a company—they define our working principles and guide our actions:
Honoring God
We seek God’s direction in all that we do and we give Him the glory for our successes. We honor our commitments and we tell the truth even when it is uncomfortable. We treat our employees, authors, vendors, customers and competitors with respect. We make sure to thank God in all things, regardless of our circumstances.
Serving Others
We are alert to the needs of others and we take the initiative to search out opportunities of service. We consistently do more than is required of us by giving our time and other resources without expecting anything in return.
World Class Talent
We do what is necessary to attract, develop and retain the best people we can find. We strive to develop our people’s strengths and provide opportunities for personal and professional growth. We communicate our ideals and expectations and monitor employee satisfaction. We recognize, reward and publicly honor outstanding performance.
Focus and Discipline
We practice good stewardship of our resources and adhere to company policy, resulting in maximum efficiency and effectiveness. Most importantly, we deliver what we promise and we continuously seek improvements in all that we do.
Collaboration
We share ideas and information with those inside the company as well as our external partners. We foster an environment that encourages open but candid dialog which seeks to understand the needs and objectives within each division. We use a team-based approach to problem solving.
By operating in a manner that is congruent with our mission, purpose and values, Thomas Nelson is able to create the most innovative, inspirational content in the industry.
