Paul Wieand
Identity is composed of three primary components that can be viewed as the brain’s core subsystems – emotions, values and intellect.
Leaders function at their best – when they are consistent in their values, actions and words, and therefore, trust is high – when they are aware of their emotions and maintain a balance between emotions, values and the intellect, and when values are the … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subjects: Personality / Behavior, Values
Paul Wieand
While the intellect can change at the speed of thought and emotions can change at the speed of impulse, values are relatively constant and tend to change at the speed of trust.
Content: Quotation | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subject: Values
Bowen H. McCoy
Isn’t stress the real test of personal and corporate values? The instant decisions executives make under pressure reveal the most about personal and corporate character.
Content: Quotation | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subjects: Decision Making, Values
Roy Spence
People get confused between purpose, mission statements, and vision. “Mission” is basically how you execute your purpose, and vision is a statement of how you see the world after you’ve done your purpose and mission.
But purpose is the deepest river: You start with “What difference are you trying to make?” Your tactics will change, your ads will change, your mission might too, but your purpose … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: Gallup Management Journal | Subjects: Mission, Values
Roy Spence
I believe that because of the acceleration of technology, consumers will make a purchase decision based not just on what you sell, but on what you stand for. I’m not talking about morals — morals are arguments that no one wins. But values are great connectors.
Content: Quotation | Source: Gallup Management Journal | Subjects: Marketing / Sales, Values
Nikos Mourkogiannis
When no clear moral purpose is articulated, a company acquires a de facto amoral purpose: expediency. It becomes the kind of company that professes, “We are here only to make money.” This can be very successful in the short run, but companies without a clear moral purpose cannot endure; they do not survive the changes they will face in their markets or business environments. Even … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Mission, Values
Stephen Covey
Principles should not be confused with values. Principles describe how things are and how they work, whereas values state where we aim to go. If principles are the territory, then values are maps. Only when we value correct principles, do we have “a knowledge of things as they are.” Practices are helpful in formalizing how to do things, but whereas “practices are situationally specific, principles … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Stephen R. Covey | Source: ManyWorlds | Subjects: Character, Values