Life principles, human values, a pathway to a values-driven happy life By Patricia Berba These past two years of our life as dwellers of this planet have made many of us look at our own life, other people, and the world we live in from a different perspective, and hopefully, a renewed way of seeing […]
Why remembering the origins of your values is a source of strength By Nick Foster The past few years have been unusual to say the least. Disruptive. We are bombarded by instructions about how to keep safe. And constant updates about the number of people who got covid yesterday or the number of people who […]
Understand how a values-led approach can help you gain a better understanding and connection with your teenager By Gail Owen “Your core values are the deeply held beliefs that authentically describe your soul.” John C. Maxwell Teen values during lockdown As a parent of two teenagers (one of each), who at this point in their […]
Using personal values to facilitate recovery and restoration in a post-pandemic world By Dr. Scott Lichtenstein The theme of this year’s World Values Day is Values and reconnecting. It is an opportunity for us all to reflect on our ‘inner compass’, especially our most deeply held invisible personal values that have a visible impact on […]
Reconnecting around mental health and wellbeing on World Values Day By Claire Farrow Connection is such a huge part of wellbeing at work. So, it’s a happy coincidence that the 4th annual MADWorld Summit on 21st October coincides with World Values Day 2021. Wherever you are on the workplace wellbeing journey, the agenda for this […]
Inspiring one million values led conversations By Alan Williams and Lisa Birtles October sees the arrival of the month for World Values Day celebrations, with World Values Day itself on 21st October. The theme for 2021 is RECONNECTING and we were inspired to design a creative way to facilitate values-led conversations, connect people, develop understanding […]
The 2020 social media campaign was a great success with record activity on various channels. On Twitter alone, the reach was 75 million people across 67 countries and there was record activity both before and on the day on LinkedIn. As in previous years, caring environments where values are constantly being put into action such as […]
By Alexandra Egan We hear about them. We read about them. We see them on walls. On computer desktops. They’re mentioned and brought up during interviews. Occasionally spoken about in meetings. They’re handed down from generation to generation; We model behaviours around them; but what are they? According to sociologists’ “values” are “The ideals and […]
By Anne Stenbom and Helen Battersby Values indicate what is important to us and this can vary greatly from individual to individual, even individuals from the same family. Where values are held in common they can mean slightly different things. A husband and wife could share the value of “family” but to one it means […]
By Jackie Le Fèvre “It’s in an emergency that an organisation’s true values become clear” Mark Rowland for the Chartered Management Institute in April. “Covid-19 means there is more focus on people and human rights now, and we are seeing the companies that continue to look after their people – be it in their operations or supply chains – will […]