Belonging, Behaviour and the Values than Bind them
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The document discusses the importance of organizational values in attracting talent and fostering a sense of belonging among employees. It emphasizes the need to translate values into actionable behaviors and shared meanings to empower employees and enhance engagement. Practical strategies for integrating values into daily work life and recognizing their influence on decisions and actions are also outlined.
Belonging, Behaviour and the Values than Bind them
- 1. Leanne Wyvill 30 July 2014 www.presencecommunications.com.au
- 2. Attraction, Connection & Belonging Attraction, Connection & Belonging • Your organisation’s values are what attract people to work with you. • It’s in our nature to be attracted to and to support others when we recognise similarities between us and them • When we feel like we belong, we contribute our best - we want the group to succeed for our own success and security
- 3. These principles that guide decisions and mark the consensus for determining strategy - treasured concepts - are often not integrated into the everydayness of our working lives. Let’s look at what’s keeping those values locked up and out of action. They might be on display to see, as posters and screen savers, but in reality ... …they’re locked away like Grandma’s best china and the heirloom silver in the cabinet on the wall.
- 4. 1. “Inspirational” attributes and aspirations We strive for Excellence, Justice, Integrity… 2. Things we endow with our appreciation: We value People, Rights, Communication…
- 5. How can we make the power of values real and accessible?
- 6. • Changing the expression of values from nouns to verbs and adding an adjective is the turning point. • Nouns are things. Verbs are the doing words. Adjectives describe the action, the doing. Language is the key.
- 7. • Knowing HOW (the doing) to bring values to life in a particular way (the quality of the action) is powerful. • Sharing the values in terms of action words is the first turn. The next is to share the meaning of them. Language is the key.
- 8. • What does the value/principle look like? Sound like? Feel like? What can it do? • A value can mean different things to different people and roles. • You have to share the meaning for the desired response and action to result. Sharing the meaning
- 9. Connected to the group by shared meaning When staff share a very clear idea of what a value can DO for the company, it’s like giving them key to the china cabinet and a blessing to play with the contents. They are empowered to transfer the belief into desirable behaviour and motivated to keep it up because of the sense of appreciation and belonging that they will experience.
- 10. • CEO message: employee success stories = values in action • Mini case studies and graphics in codes of conduct manuals • Ask ‘how’ values are influencing: decisions actions feelings to Communicate the Meaning of Values Acing the Values Awards/Rewards Programs Reflective Conversations
- 11. • CEO message: employee success stories = values in action • Mini case studies and graphics in codes of conduct manuals • Ask ‘how’ values are influencing: decisions actions feelings to Communicate the Meaning of Values Catch staff out demonstrating the values and reward them publicly Encourage staff to ‘dob in’ each other
- 12. • CEO message: employee success stories = values in action • Mini case studies and graphics in codes of conduct manuals • Ask ‘how’ values are influencing: decisions actions feelings to Communicate the Meaning of Values are staff practising the values in their daily work habits? do the company values influence their decisions? how do their actions reflect the company values? Reflective Conversations ask ‘how’
- 13. Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. -Henry Ford We’re attracted to people and places that are familiar to us, that seem to want to do and achieve the same as us. When we recognise the same values, we have an immediate connection. When we share common meaning of those values, we are motivated to act in ways that maximise achieving the common goals. We belong.
- 14. Training, advice and action plans for communicating your values with confidence Leanne Wyvill tel. 0439 53 4355 www.presencecommunications.com.au Images in this presentation are courtesy of freedigitalimages.net