Values AT Work Ezine September 2006
Edition # 2
Hi and welcome to our latest ezine,
A special greeting and thank you to all our new ezine subscribers.
We have had a huge number of new subscribers since our last ezine. This is for two reasons; it seems many of you have forwarded the ezine to friends and business associates, which is fantastic and secondly that our book Leading Through Values is selling well and attracting a lot of new people to our work.
Thanks to all those people who emailed their comments on the last ezine. Thanks also for all the questions on values. We will continue to respond to questions as a regular feature of our ezine under the heading Frequently asked Questions.
We hope you enjoy this edition.
Regards from the team at Values AT Work
In this Edition:
1. What's New at Values at Work - books, and articles?
2. The Values Aligned Organisation Award
3. The Values and Culture Education workshop
4. Personal Values Tips
5. Personal Values Mastery
6. FAQ on Values
7. Latest Values News and Research
1. What's New?
Michael's article 'Resourcing humans not human resources' from NZATD people & performance June July issue. Click here
Shar's new book; For those women whose personal values include some of the following; sensory pleasure sexuality, play recreation, knowledge discovery insight, research originality knowledge , physical delight, intimacy, life self actualisation integration wholeness , fantasy play, you may like to check out Shar's new book Love, Light and Laughter. Click here
Michael has begun writing the follow up book to his award- winning Finding True North. He is particularly interested in receiving any personal accounts you may have on how clarifying your values has changed your life for possible inclusion in the new book. We would love to hear from you, email info@valuesatwork.org.
Click here for the link for Michael's recent TV interview on the ASB business programme.
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2. The Values Aligned Organisation Award
Our newly launched Values Aligned Organisation Award has already attracted considerable interest from both new and established clients. The award is designed to enable your organisation to legitimately and publicly distinguish yourselves as a genuine values aligned organisation. Currently any organisation can claim to be values based just by having a list of values on their reception wall. Attaining the award standards will demonstrate to your staff, board of director's, customers and suppliers that the values process of your organisation means something and is measurable!
. The award and this process for achievement offers multi faceted benefits including; Application of a robust and tested values methodology
. Aligns your organisation culture to its strategy
. Supports staff engagement and retention
. Offers a market differentiator for attracting talent
For a summary copy of the framework and benefits click here
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3. The Values and Culture Education Workshop
An insightful and powerful workshop full of tips and guidelines, to expand your ability to successfully work with values and cultures within your organisation!
Click here to view the course information
Click here for the registration form
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4. Personal Values Tips
A Simple Values Aligned Ritual
Build a shrine to your personal values to celebrate and remind you what they mean to you. Click here to read more
Highly Recommended
Our Books: Love Light and Laughter and Leading Through Values
Movies:
- The Corporation (available through any good video rental store or through Amazon .com to buy)
- Enron, The smartest guys in the room (On DVD at a video store near you in New Zealand. It's a must see!!)
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5. Personal Values Mastery
Having worked in supporting thousands of people to clarify their values over the past decade, we have learnt an enormous amount about what truly enables people to embody and live their values.
So what works? The following are the key principles of success for aligning effectively with your values.
Click Here to Read on
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6. Frequently Asked Values Question
Q: Can a number of my highest personal values hold the same priority for me ?
A: Yes. We call this a values constellation. Just like a constellation of stars your values may only mean something to you when held in consideration and relationship to some of your other high priority values. The trick then is to consider the whole constellation and also note if any specific value seems to be the brightest star in your current situation or dilemma.
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7. Latest Values News and Research
Maslow Debunked Himself
Prior to his own death Maslow admitted that we do in fact live in an open values system and that human development was not a prescriptive, directionalised, sequential process towards a final state that we should all aspire to. In short he recognized his now famous hierarchy of needs diagram was flawed and misrepresentative of the human experience.
Although many values questionnaires still base themselves on Maslows' hierarchy, our own values inventory has always incorporated both philosophically and practically the emphasis on the individual deciding for themselves how to live their values and in which direction to increase or lower their energy levels in relation to specific values. In other words there is no prescriptive directionalised sequence of progress dictated to the user.
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