The chances are your organisation has a set of values,
operating principles or organisational expectations. They typically include
items such as integrity, customer service, quality, respect, high performance,
leadership, innovation etc. These corporate values interact with the personal values
which individual members of the organisation bring to work each and every day.
However, in order to build a winning organisation, where the execution of business
strategy is assured and optimised in all circumstances, it is important that
corporate and individual values are harnessed within a framework of leadership
values.
Leadership values “ground” an organisation – providing
direction for people that find themselves in ambiguous situations. They are
guides for decision-making. When employees encounter situations in which they
must choose one course of action from a number of different alternatives, they
can turn to their leadership values for help. Approached from the context of values,
decisions often become less complicated and stress-inducing.
When it comes to leadership values, your job as a leader is
critically important. You have a two-fold responsibility. First, you need to
make sure that everyone understands what the values are and what they mean.
Then, you need to guide people in practicing those values in their day-to-day
work lives. It is the right thing to do for yourself, your team members and
your organisation.
Lead well ... LEAD RIGHT!
