Why Core Values Matter – and How to Instill Them Core values have the power to drastically improve your company’s culture. They also have the power to foster cynicism. It all depends on how you treat them. Download the PDF – “Why Core Values Matter – and How to Instill Them” The first conversation is …
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Four Conversations to Align the Core values Through trial and error, I’ve discovered that four conversations are necessary before everyone truly feels aligned with—and committed to—their organization’s core values. Download the PDF – “Four Conversations to Align the Core Values” The first conversation is how each person interprets the core values. You begin by handing …
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Developing Core Values In healthy, high-performing organizations, people share a clear understanding of the organization’s core values and how they are measured. This tool helps people identify and develop their organization’s core values. Download the PDF – “Developing Core Values” Definition Core values are the activities and behaviors essential to the organization’s success and sustainability. …
Core Values and “We Statements” In high performing organizations, core values are linked to “we statements” that list the specific behaviors needed to support each core value. These “we statements” can be used for recruiting, hiring, promotions, and performance appraisals. In this way, all the work of the organization is tied to the core values. …
Aligning Employees Around the Organization’s Core Values Developing a high-performing organization starts with defining its core values – the actions and behaviors essential to the organization’s success. To do this successfully, you must engage your employees in a series of conversations about what it means to be a values-driven organization, what behaviors support the core …
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Aligning Behaviors With Core Values Once you’ve defined your organization’s core values, you can reinforce them by incorporating them into your performance appraisals and organizational assessments. In order to do that, you need to identify the specific behaviors associated with each core value. This tool shows how to articulate a set of behaviors that reinforce …
Creating a Balanced Performance Scorecard In this post, Eric Douglas (the President and CEO of Leading Resources Inc) shares insights gained from years of helping Boards of Directors and other governing bodies develop clarity about their role and that of management. I work with a lot of Boards of Directors for public agencies, corporations, nonprofits. …
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