Queensland's Public Service workforce will build on five key values to improve work culture IT took a poll, a survey, two webinars and 160 forums for executives and employees to determine five values for the Queensland Public Service. But work continues on making sure those values become ingrained. The Courier-Mail revealed last month that Cabinet had ticked off on five values for the public service including a desire for bureaucrats to become more courageous . Other values included customers first, ideas into action, unleash potential, be courageous and empower people. Premier Campbell Newman has revealed in an answer to a question on notice that the work that went into developing those values, including $1800 for the design of creative icons. He said, in all, the Public Service Commission is expected to spend $745,000 over two financial years on engagement and cultural change initiatives for the public service with some of that money covering the development of the values. Mr Newman said it was money well spent, describing the development of the five values as a "fundamentally critical starting point." "The employee and executive forums should be viewed as an investment in our people," his answer stated. Over 20,000 people participated in a range of engagement activities, conducted across the State. "More than 90 per cent of the workforce engaged through the process indicated improving the Queensland public service culture and finding better ways of working to achieve the whole-of-government vision was either "very important" or "important." They have never had their views canvassed like this before. And many among them truly valued the efforts of the PSC and the government in doing so. Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk called for the government to release the full costing details for development of the values. "It is still unclear exactly how much has been spent so far across the government on this process," she said. It also remains unclear exactly how much more will be spent on it.