Our vision, mission, values and vital behaviours

MTN believes that our culture is a strategic asset enabling our success. We express our culture through our values and vital behaviours. We believe in a culture of candour, collaboration and complete accountability to get it done. By instilling this in MTN employees we ensure that we are able to deliver on our strategy, and ultimately on our vision and mission. We achieve this through what we consider to be MTN’s vital behaviours, which set the tone for what is expected of every leader and employee in interactions with each other and all stakeholders across the Group. These vital behaviours are reinforced through the work of the MTN Academy.

Our values What this means to us Expressed through the vital behaviour of:
Leadership • Lead by example • Be an inspiration • Provide vision • Be accountable, take ownership
• Be dependable
Complete accountability
Innovation • Be creative, create new ideas • Do things differently
• Be original • Focus on solutions • Think outside the box
Get it done
Relationships • Work together, cooperate • Share ideas through teamwork • Be caring and friendly
• Show respect • Communicate
Active collaboration
Integrity • Be honest • Deliver on promises • Do what is right • Be truthful to others and yourself
• Be trustworthy and reliable
Complete candour
Can do • Be positive • Believe in yourself • Show willingness • Endure and have courage
• Believe it can be done
Get it done
Our employee value proposition

The MTN Deal is a compelling people-centred value proposition offered to all MTN employees across our operations. It has five key components: brand strength (the power of the MTN brand); our leadership brand (we have bold and inspiring leaders); investing in our talent (unlocking human potential); a globally diverse culture (celebrating our diverse communities); and total reward and recognition (achieving performance excellence).

For details of total reward and recognition, please see the remuneration report on page 36.

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