Clarify Values

What does Mandela, mother Theresa, martin l. King have in common?

STRONG BELIFS ABOUT MATTERS OF PRINCIPLE

- They where passionate about their causes

- People admire the most the person who believes strongly in something + willing to stand up for their beliefs

- People expect their leaders to speak out on matters of values and conscience.

- You can’t be the messenger until you’re clear about what you believe.

* clarify values is the first of the leader commitments.

To clarify values is important to:

1. Find your voice

2. Affirm shared values.

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To become a credible leader you have to comprehend beliefs, values, principles, standards, ethics and ideals that drives you.

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You have to express yourself

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Communicate your beliefs in ways that represent who yoy are.

FIND YOUR VOICE.

- If you can’t find your voice, you’ll end up with a vocabulary that belongs to someone else.

- If the words are not yours in the long run you will not have the integrity to lead.

1. EXPLORE YOUR INNER TERRITORY.

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To act with integrity, you must first know who you are.

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Leadership begins with something that grabs hold of you and won’t let go. This is where u must go to FIND YOUR VOICE.

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To find your voice-> you have to explore your inner territory, take a journey.

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You can only be authentic when you lead according to the principles that matter most to you.

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Clarify of values will give you the confidence to make the tough decisions, to act with determination, and to take charge ofyour life.

2. VALUES GUIDE US

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Credibility building is a process that takes time, hard work, devotion and patience.

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Values are guides.

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The clearer we are about our values, the easier is to stay on the path we’ve chosen.

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Values are organized in: MEANS and END

values refer to our here-and-now beliefs about how things should be accomplished (MEANS)

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We use vision when we refer to the long term ENDS values that leaders and constituents aspire to attain.

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