A Broader Context For Acting On Values By Linda Fisher Thornton To build good organizations and healthy communities, we will need good leaders at every level who are committed to leading with values. These values-driven leaders will need to assess their impact on multiple stakeholders as they navigate through complexity to make good decisions and […]

How the value of listening with compassion helps our world By John Dougherty When we think of values, do we value listening with an open heart and with compassion? When we listen with the compassion of our heart and soul, we are honoring what others are saying. Where is their story coming from? Are they […]

Making it happen By Dr P Tosti and Peter Lesniak Do you believe that taking responsibility is a burden you don’t have time for or a way to express your values and reconnect with the world? We discovered it was definitely the latter! This article is to share our journey as a small team of […]

A collective shift in values is essential to our future By Tom Rausch World Values Day is an opportunity for us all to think about our most deeply held values and to act on them. This year special attention is being paid to the values that connect us as one human society, and with what […]

If we better measure what we value, will we be better at valuing it in our collective life? By Nancy Hey This summer the UK Treasury published its guidance on Valuation of Wellbeing for use in policy making, business cases and evaluation. This guidance means that wellbeing science can be used robustly, consistently and with […]

Ground In Your Values to Reduce Stress and Ignite Alignment Now By MaryBeth Hyland After 18 months of uncertainty, many of us thought there was a light at the end of the tunnel that’s now harder to find. The combination of work, home, health, and global unrest ignites fear – and stress is sure to […]

The power of self-awareness By Stephen Moffitt How often do we stop everything, close our eyes and listen to our inner self, our heart? The answer for most of us is somewhere between, “Not often” and “What are you talking about?” Life seems full of demands, events that happen or vaguely defined desires that never […]

The Quiet Hurdle of the Values Economy and How to Leap It By Jesse Wolfersberger As the world works on getting back to normal, it is impossible to ignore the shift that has occurred in the past two years. Consumers and employees want more out of the companies they work for and buy from. Our […]

A rockin’, humorous and innovative way to explore mental-wellbeing and celebrate World Values Day month. By Jack Terroni ‘Go quietly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there can be found in silence.’ I recall staring up at these words from the Desiderata as a child, mesmerized by this curious poster which adorned […]

Working in systems to address inequalities By Rob Webster I meet every new starter in my Trust as part of their induction. The focus is on the values of the organisation, which should be familiar as we recruit staff for their values, with a values-based induction and appraisal as a means of fostering the right […]