How to Commit to a Values-Driven Business

Practice

You will need to commit to putting your values into action in a real and practical way. Whether its prioritising values in important decision-making processes or in your internal policies, you should actively integrate your values into the day-to-day operations of your business.

This is most effective when championed by leaders who can share practical examples of the values in action.

 

Impact

It’s important to measure the impact of your values integration initiativess over time, such as your employee engagementsolutions. How will you know they have worked otherwise?

Using both internal and external measures of progress, learn how your values are being perceived, embraced and received by your customers as well as your employees, service partners and other stakeholders. Through such efforts, you will be able to hold yourself accountable for the way values are being communicated.

After you have gained insights from both objective and subjective assessment, it is recommended that you publicly report your findings on values and culture metrics as part of your core business indicators, reviewed at the most senior level in the organisation.

What is the Values Pledge?

The Values Pledge provides a framework for these important commitments and emphasises the importance of genuine and authentic values as an ongoing journey.

In a general sense, it is a commitment to upholding a values-driven approach through ongoing collective involvement, learning and curiosity and fostering greater resilience in the face of setbacks.

When performed correctly, businesses can build values-driven organisations that draw from a strong foundation of underpinning values to adapt to all kinds of future challenges while achieving long-term success.