Values

Values: As a result of some research that I conducted on organizational leadership some time back, I discovered several things related to values:
-People tend to be more impacted by an organization’s values than its vision.
-People learn values more by what is actually done than from what is written on paper.
-Organizational culture, in large measure, is a reflection of an organization’s values.
-Leadership has the greatest impact on organizational values and culture.
-Changing culture necessitates changing values, and the time needed to make that change depends in large measure on how ingrained the values are. The change must begin with leadership. Sometimes leaders make the mistake of trying to implement such change without a proper understanding of the values and trying to bring it about too quickly.
-Lack of agreement with and commitment to values can cause serious morale issues.
-It is the responsibility of leadership to operate in line with the values and to clarify them with others.
-If one is not in agreement with an organization’s values, he/she needs to change or possibly to leave the situation.

All of this challenges me to:
-Assess my personal values.
-Assess the values of my organization and how consistently we practice what is written on paper.
-Assess the values of other organizations with which I am a part.