Progression (CMRCA) adheres to 5 core values when operating. These values drive all of our decisions and actions as we strive to be the best outdoor adventure, experiential education, team building, and distribution company in Asia.
Care for each other LIKE A FAMILY
Core Value #1
Our people are not just staff. We are brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles.
We care about each other: our futures, our careers, the people in our lives.
We can talk about anything with each other and we support and advise each other when in need.
We don’t just work together, we play together, laugh together, cry together and grow together, as a CMRCA family.
When we make decisions we do it knowing that it is best for the members of our family. We will never look as just co-workers.
Read more about our family on the meet the team page.
PRACTICE SUSTAINABILITY
Core Value #2
As a family of passionate adventurers, we recognize that sustainability
must be a priority in the way we live. Our office is found in mountains, caves, valleys and cities and we must be committed to preserving the resources that help us achieve our goals and dreams.
When we speak about sustainability, we speak of building a sustainable business that can last for many years and continue to provide for its people and the communities that surround it. We speak about choosing to develop sustainably whether it be professional development, bolting practices, or community development.
We also mean thinking sustainably about the environment and our impact not just in the outdoors, but as travelers, as users of energy, in everything we do each day. This means actively choosing to use sustainable transportation, eat responsibly, reduce our use of plastic and constantly think about how we can do better and then share that with those around us.
Please help spread the word about some of our current sustainability projects: drinking water in Chiang Mai, local lunches and drinking water at Crazy Horse…and check out our Adventure Store for gear that will help you reduce your impact on our environment.
SEEK GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Core Value #3
Working at CMRCA is a progression. We each learn and grow with each day. We constantly challenge ourselves to develop new skills and ideas and as our family develops, so does CMRCA.
If you don’t enjoy being challenged and learning something new every day, then you likely won’t enjoy working with us. The last thing we want is to have people who are bored while they are working. We know that we have lots to learn and that it can take years to master skills and become an expert, and that spending that time can be frustrating. We also know that when we get there, we will find new skills that we need to learn.
The climbing and caving that we do inspires us to recognize that we are always learning and growing and when we get to the top of a mountain or the bottom of a cave, we celebrate for a moment and then move on to the next challenge.
Learn more about CMRCA’s professional development efforts through our exchange programs.
Take Responsibility and Deliver Quality
Core Value #4
It’s not enough to provide good service with good standards.
We are committed to quality in everything we do.
We aim to provide the highest quality of safety, standards and service across the board. This means doing things a bit differently.
We take time to focus on the development of safety procedures and training. We focus on aligning our standards with the toughest standards internationally. We make the effort to do something a little bit out of the ordinary to make people feel welcome and appreciated.
Curious about the specifics of how we maintain safety and excellence in our services?
LOVE WHAT WE DO
Core Value #5
Why wait for the weekend to have fun when we can choose to have fun every day? If we spend about 35% of our lives working (most of the rest is spent eating or sleeping), we believe it should be fun, challenging and exciting.
We want our people to experience life to the fullest and if they don’t love what they are doing, then why do it? We make sure that we all know what it is we love about our work and we share that with each other so that we can support each other in creating experiences and situations where our work is filled with passion and fun. This may come out in fun conversations around our home, finding fun ways to take the office outside, surveying unexplored caves, or pushing ourselves with new projects, climbs and challenges.
Loving what we do takes the “work” out of work and keeps our family members thinking about the kind of work experience we want to create.
