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OVERVIEW: VALUES
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What are values?
Do values matter?
Values and Choice
Life’s Priorities
Personal vs. Professional Values
The objective side of values
Cultures and Values
Organizational Values
Review and Reflection
VALUES DEFINED
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Important and lasting beliefs or ideals shared by
the members of a culture about what is good or
bad and desirable or undesirable.
Values have major influence on a person's
behavior and attitude and serve as broad
guidelines in all situations.
Some common business values include
fairness, innovation and community involvement.
SIGNIFICANCE
It is our personal
philosophy that
establishes our
individual attitude. It is
our attitude that
determines both the
quantity and quality of
our level of activity.
That activity produces a
final and proportionate
result, and that result
produces the lifestyle
we live.
Jim Rohn, 1991
BELIEFS, VALUES, AND ATTITUDES
BELIEFS
Spiritual
Moral
Social
Intellectual
Economic
Political
VALUES
ATTITUDES
Values are
global, abstract
principles that
serve as guiding
principles in
people’s lives
(e.g. freedom,
honesty, equality,
beauty, harmony,
competitiveness,
happiness, order,
and wisdom.
Three components:
• Cognitive: What we
believe
• Affective:
Our feelings
• Behavioral: Learned
associations
Serve a number of
motivational functions
• Ego-defensive
• Value-expressive
• Instrumental: gain
social acceptance or
avoid disapproval
• Knowledge: organize
social world
MOTIVATION
BEHAVIORS
PERSONAL VALUES SURVEY
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Personal values are those things that may matter
most to you. They represent what you believe
and stand for.
Examine the list of common values represented in
the table provided to you.
Start by choosing 10 words that reflect what you
value most.
Some words are similar, so select the words that
best represent the
way you feel.
In the empty space
at the bottom of
column four, add
other words that
may come to mind.
MAKE YOUR TOP 10 CHOICES
Why is each experience truly
important and memorable?
Use the following list of common personal values to help
you get started – select your 10 top values.
Value
Value
Value
Accountability
Curiosity
Focus
Accuracy
X
X Decisiveness
Freedom
Achievement
Democraticness
X Fun
Adventurousness
Dependability
Generosity
Altruism
Determination
Goodness
Ambition
Devoutness
Grace
STEP 2 – LIST TOP 5
From the list of 10, list the top 5 values that best
represent your personal and professional lives.
Value
What are your beliefs
behind this value
What behaviors do you
exhibit relative to this value
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“Mathematics expresses values that reflect the cosmos,
including orderliness, balance, harmony, logic, and
abstract beauty.”
― Deepak Chopra
STEP 3 – CONSOLIDATE YOUR VALUES
After you have listed your top 5,
share your top 3 personal and
professional values.
 At your table, develop a
comprehensive list of the top 3
personal/ professional values
represented at YOUR table.
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VALUE INVENTORIES
Over 12 major Personal Value Surveys have been
published since the early 1960s, Cheng and Fleishmann
conclude the following values emerge.
Values (Frequency)
Values (Frequency)
Freedom (9)
Intelligence (6)
Helpfulness (9)
Responsibility (6)
Accomplishment (8)
Social Order (6)
Honest (8)
Wealth (6)
Self-Respect (8)
Competence (5)
Broad Mindedness (6)
Justice (5)
Creativity (6)
Serenity (5)
Equality (6)
Spirituality (5)
VALUES INVENTORY
What’s not on the list?
Money?
Romance?
Fun?
Leisure?
Family?
Work?
LIFE’S PRIORITIES
What makes a good life?
Do you have a list of priorities for achieving it?
PICK 5 THINGS IN LIFE THAT MAY MATTER MOST TO YOU
Love
Bigger House
Talent
Fame
Enjoyment
Generosity
Contentment
Happiness
Self Discipline
Good Job
Spirituality
Good Health
Children
Romance
Respect
Long Life
Safety
Recreation
Travel
Friendship
Other:
Meaningful Work
Adventure
????
Leisure
Wisdom
????
IF you could ONLY have ONE, which one do you pick?
HOW DO WE KNOW THEY ARE REALLY OUR VALUES
Assume you have just inherited $150
million, it will be deposited in your bank
tomorrow morning, the net value after
taxes will be $100 million.
You have to decide how
and submit a plan to
spend it TOMORROW.
How do you plan to
develop the plan and
what’s on your list of
priorities?
If you don’t stick to your
values when they are being tested,
they’re not values, they’re hobbies.
Now assume . . .
DO VALUES MATTER?
Monday Morning Choices
 Values
 Actions
 Relationships
Most of us DON’T ASK!
Mahatma Gandhi
“Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.”
VALUES
PRIORITIES
THE OBJECTIVE SIDE OF VALUES
Are values purely subjective or is there an
objective side to value?
Subjective:
relating to or determined by the mind as the subject of
experience; characteristic of or belonging to reality as
perceived rather than as independent of mind; phenomenal;
arising out of or identified by means of one’s awareness.
The subjective value is based on perception.
Objective:
existing independent of mind; belonging to the sensible
world and being observable or verifiable especially by
scientific methods; expressing or involving the use of facts;
derived from sense perception.
The objective value is fact based on perception.
ECONOMISTS AND PHILOSOPHERS
Economists and philosophers
use the word “value” differently.
 Philosophy points out that while economics discusses
value as a subjective thing, philosophy tends to
address value as objective.
Rights, for example, are something everybody has to have.
There’s no such thing as “human rights” unless every
human has them. That’s as objective as you can get.
 When economists say value is subjective, this means,
in the philosopher’s language, that people have
different tastes and preferences and people value things
differently. The way to know what something is worth is to
say what it is worth to someone.
Right VS Wrong; Good VS Bad; Pleasing VS NOT
CONSIDER REAL ESTATE: WHICH HOUSE DO YOU BUY?
Our values grow out of our perceptions, just as our
values will inevitably influence our perceptions.
VALUES AND CULTURE
Do values differ from culture to culture?
 Are values reflective of some universal truth
we should all ascribe to?
 If so, then what do we do with those who live
outside our accepted framework.
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 Descriptive relativism:
presumes cultures differ in fundamental beliefs about
values.
 Ethical relativism:
presumes actions right in one culture may be wrong
in another.
 Prescriptive relativism:
presumes it is wrong to pass judgment on other
cultures.
WORLD VALUES SURVEYS 2004-2008
Source: Ronald Inglehart and Christian Welzel, "Changing Mass Priorities:
The Link Between Modernization and Democracy." Perspectives on
Politics June 2010 (vol 8, No. 2) page 554.
LINKING MISSION, VISION AND VALUES
Values don’t exist in isolation of
mission and values.
MISSION: States “what” work you are doing
VISION:
States “why” you are doing this work
VALUES:
States “how” the people will work
PURPOSE OF VISION AND MISSION:
PHYSICAL:
Provides structure for the work
EMOTIONAL: Gives meaning and a sense of pride
MENTAL:
The basis for decision-making
SPIRITUAL:
Clarity for manifestation
THE COMPLEX WORLD OF VALUES
Personal Values
Common Good
Transformation
Self-Interest
Value Detractors =
Cultural Entropy
Current Culture
Values
Desired Culture
Values
ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES AND CULTURE
OUR MISSION...
Suffolk County Community College promotes
intellectual discovery, physical development, social and
ethical awareness, and economic opportunities for all
through an education that transforms lives, builds
communities, and improves society.
Where do we find
evidence of
organizational values.
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Public Statements
Policy/Procedures
Rules/Regulations
Cultural Norms
Budget
ACADEMY MISSION - VALUES
Our Mission is...
 ...to design and promote world-class training
programs and services to advance academic
and administrative leadership for postsecondary institutions world-wide in an era of
change.
Our Value Statement
 We are committed to excellence and continuous
improvement in providing training to
organizational leaders while recognizing the
needs and respecting the diversity of our clients.
BCIT VALUES
Commitments to our Stakeholders--BCIT is committed to:
• providing a learner experience that supports learners as individuals, provides
superior returns on their investment, and actively supports lifetime career
success;
• the success of employers by educating and training practitioners capable of
being immediately productive, being a source of new ideas, and advancing the
state-of-practice;
• being responsive and adaptive to the evolving needs of British Columbia; and
• prudently stewarding resources entrusted to it in a manner that provides the
citizens of British Columbia with the best possible return on their investments.
Commitments to Ourselves--BCIT is committed to:
• valuing employees as individuals . . .by supporting their ambitions,
encouraging their development, recognizing their achievements and promoting
their well- being.
• continuous improvement and performance measurement. We will constantly
ask ourselves how we define success, measure our results, and improve
performance;
• a culture of team work . . .decision-making processes are transparent and
based on engagement with stakeholders.
• a sustainable financial strategy that will ensure BCIT is appropriately
resourced.
NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NECC’s Core Values
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Student Engagement:
We are committed to fully engaging our students as active learners by
providing a diverse range of educational experiences.
Collaboration:
We are committed to developing productive, collaborative relationships within
the college and among our various constituencies in the greater Merrimack
Valley.
Personal and Professional Growth:
We are committed to the personal and professional growth of faculty, staff, and
students alike. We believe that lifelong learning is essential to the personal
enrichment and professional growth of each individual.
Respect:
We are committed to fostering mutual respect that enables faculty, staff, and
students to grow and work together in a supportive environment of shared
governance, open communication, and fairness.
Diversity:
We are committed to creating an institutional climate that deepens our
appreciation for diversity and for the unique attributes of each individual.
Access and Opportunity:
We are committed to providing affordable access to educational opportunity.
Excellence:
We are committed to a high standard of educational excellence in teaching
and learning. Nothing less than the best will do for and from our students and
ourselves.
LIST THE VALUES OF YOUR ORGANIZATION
Are they listed for
public view?
 How long have they
been in existence?
 Are they codified in any
way?
 What actual evidence is
there that they exist?
 How well do they
connect to you and/or
the community around
you?
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Three Levels of
Organizational Culture
Artifacts
Espoused Values
Basic Underlying
Assumptions
Edgar Schein
CONSIDER COMPLEXITY
Does the complexity of our culture impact the
character and content of our values?
If so HOW?
Attributes
Landscape Matters
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 Simple
 Rugged
 Dancing
Interdependent
Diverse
Adapt
Connected
HOW DOES COMPLEXITY INFLUENCE VALUES?
Interdependency
Diversity
Adaptability
Connectedness
HOW THEY BLEW IT
LEADER/ORG
VALUE
Bernie Ebbers
Worldcom
Power, Growth
Dick Fuld
Lehman
Brothers
Risk, Greed, Winning
Ken Lay
Enron
Respect, Love,
Harmony
Ronald Reagan
Iran/Contra
Trust, Integrity
Jamie Oliver
& Tony Goodwin
2010
SUMMARY
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Values—represent deep seeded beliefs or ideals
shared by other members of a culture or
organization.
Values—influence our priorities, the way we
allocate our time and resources.
Values—represent learned behavior and in
general we make a choice about the values we
choose to live by.
Values—always more than one, they relate to
every aspect of life: work, family, play, church, etc.
Organizational values are intended to
communicate “who we are and to remind us why
what we do matters.”
Organizations—may seek to codify or legislate
values to ensure compliance and guide actions.
REFLECTION
Record 2-3 ideas, issues that came out of the
discussion that were most meaningful to you.
PERSONAL INVESTMENT PLAN (PIP)
Personal/Professional Investment Plan 2013-2014
Personal Object of My Desire
 Time to complete.
 Things to do.
 Why this matters to me.
How will I know I’m done; what
does success look/feel like?
 Journal
 Discussion with mentor/buddy.
 Objective assessment.
Professional Object of my
Desire
How will I know I’m done; what
does success look/feel like?
 Time to complete.
 Things to do.
 Why this matters to me.
 Journal
 Discussion with mentor/buddy.
 Objective assessment.