16: Values driven series - What do you truly value?
Aug 19, 2019
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Explore the personal benefits of being values-driven and the importance of integrity. Discover the significance of living by a code of ethics and making sacrifices to uphold values. Reflect on the impact of misaligned actions with values on personal authenticity. Consider the connection between personal and organizational values and their alignment.
Being values driven requires making sacrifices and sticking to personal beliefs despite temptations.
To be authentic, align personal values with organizational values and be willing to make difficult decisions.
Deep dives
The Importance of Being Values Driven
Being values driven is the greatest accomplishment one can achieve. Living by a code of ethics, making sacrifices, and doing what is right, even if it involves short-term sacrifices, is crucial. Values-driven individuals have a distinct aura and feel good about themselves. At an organizational level, being values driven is highly motivating and rewarding. Organizations need to actively define what they believe is right and wrong and be willing to live by those values, even if it means making difficult decisions.
Aligning Personal and Organizational Values
To be authentic and walk your talk, it is important to identify your personal values and how they align with the values of your organization. Start by reflecting on what you feel strongly about, such as family, environmental sustainability, freedom, loyalty, or respect. Rank your values and determine which ones are most important to you. Then, compare your personal values to the values of your organization and identify any potential conflicts or opportunities for contribution.
What is so important to you that you will hold true to it even if it means some personal, or organisational, sacrifice? At the heart of being values driven is answering this, and then having the courage to stick with it in the face of other temptations.