By Christiane Vogell With the need for business to become more agile corporate values have recently received a lot more attention in order to create a working environment which fosters innovation, creativity and involvement. The agile framework Scrum introduced in 2016 five values as essential for the framework to be effective. These values are: commitment, […]

How values, conscious culture and inner leadership development are necessary for a sustainable future. By Phil Clothier We never really know the ripples and impact of our words and actions. Just imagine that you are walking down the street, you pop a sweet into your mouth and without thinking you discard the plastic wrapper on […]

By Matt Tidwell, Ph.D., APR Periods of crisis are make-or-break moments for our organizations.  We’re under heavy scrutiny. We’re managing multiple fires simultaneously. We’re focused on responding appropriately while preserving our reputation. If you haven’t managed a crisis yet, odds are that you will. On the surface, it seems intuitive that a crisis situation would […]

By Prabodh Mistry All resources are connected I was recently asked to provide a reference for a colleague applying to be a manager of ‘Use Less Group’ at a world leading academic institution.  The group’s mission was to promote a transition towards a more sustainable future in which we use fewer resources.  Covid-19 restrictions have […]

By Mary Gentile The theme of World Values Day this year is “Values In Action” and this is an especially appropriate focus at a time when individuals and organizations around the world are facing unprecedented challenges from a global pandemic; from escalating impacts of climate change; from the continually growing wealth gap; from new opportunities […]

By Ed Mayo At work, we bring our personal values to what we do but to fit in, we are also prompted to behave in ways that reflect the values of our workplace. Our context is a powerful determinant of how we act. So how can we best teach or learn the right values at […]

by Alan Williams and Lea Katsanis The pharmaceutical industry is understandably at the centre of the response to a global pandemic and it could prove to be a watershed moment for the sector. The CEOs of nine pharmaceutical companies recently signed a letter vowing only to seek emergency approval of their experimental coronavirus vaccines after they prove […]

By Pete Westall I’m delighted to have been asked to contribute to a blog for the Global Values Alliance to help celebrate World Values Day. It seems particularly fitting, given how values are so central to Co-operatives across the world and given my Executive role as Chief Values Officer for Midcounties Co-operative, one of the […]

By Stephen Berkeley There is renewed interest in organisational values. “Living not laminating your values,” says Mary Myatt. I wrote here about turning values “from posters on the walls to conversations in the halls”. The interplay between organisational, personal and community values, is not given much importance. Finding the heartbeat of your organisation is critical. After all, organisations […]

By Charlotte Valeur I often observe people, who have no conscious clarity of their own values, discussing the purpose and values of a business. Purpose is today’s buzz word in the business world but to arrive at anything resembling purpose there has to be clarity of the values within the senior leadership team driving the […]