"When your values are clear, your choices are easy."
- Paraphrased from Roy E. Disney
- Paraphrased from Roy E. Disney
"You don’t set core values; you discover your core values."
- Jim Collins
- Jim Collins
Step 1:
Brainstorm
If you're doing this on your own:
Decide which of the values in the list below are really core to who you are as a person. Find some people who know you well from different parts of your life (colleagues, friends, family, etc.), and ask them to do the same as if they were you! See what they have in common with your list, and what's different. You might find a core value (or more) that's similar across each of the areas of your life, or one that you didn't think of. |
If you're doing this as part of a team:
Make sure you have the right people completing this exercise! If your team has leaders, be sure to use them. Each person involved should take some time to come up with their personal core values to which they are committed. Each person should have three to four, no more than five or six. However, do NOT just add core values to get to that number. If you only have two, that's okay! |
From James Clear
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Inspired by the list from SaturdayGift.com
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Step 2:
Test
If you're doing this on your own:
Go through all of the core values you've listed and determine a final list of three to five values. Ask yourself the following questions for EACH of the core values you chose!
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If you're doing this as part of a team:
Follow Jim Collins' Core Values Breakout Session, "Each person read to the group his or her list of core values. Based on these readings, determine the three to five values shared as most core to your breakout group." "Each individual take five to ten minutes of solo time to test EACH of the three to five values against the following test questions.
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Step 3:
Check
If you're doing this on your own:
ONLY select the values deemed to be truly authentic core values - values for which you answered "yes" to all of the questions in Step 2. Check that the core values you've selected are authentic core values you have NOW, and NOT ones you hope to have in the future. |
If you're doing this as part of a team:
Follow Jim Collins' Core Values Breakout Session, "Each member of the group list for the group the core values to which they answered “Yes” to all of the questions." "Select the values deemed by your group to be truly authentic core values. As a general guideline: a value is truly “core” to your group if two-thirds of your group members answered “Yes” to all of the test questions for that core value." Then, check that the core values you've selected are authentic core values you have NOW, and NOT ones you hope to have in the future. |