Values Integrated Leadership for Complex Times
We often hear the phrase “we live in unprecedented times” and it isn’t difficult to understand why this phrase is used by individuals and leaders in the public arena. Given the challenges associated with responding to a global pandemic, political unrest, and personal and financial loss experienced by both individuals and businesses, attempting to make meaning is essential. So many of the issues we currently face can serve to be divisive, dividing family members, friends, co-workers, and large swaths of our society in general.
At the Values Hub, we believe that these are all indicators of values in conflict. What are the pressures that emerge at our very foundations when health, finances, and relationships are shaken? How will one respond if it feels like everyday is spent just trying to survive, and there seems to be no hope for a better tomorrow?
Yet in the midst of this, leaders are still called to lead. There is no exception to that important call for leaders to provide quality leadership; supporting colleagues as the workplace attempts to deliver on the goods or services offered to their clients/customers.
Workshop Description and Overview
While this workshop is similar to our workshop, Leading Values Insight the focus in this workshop is on identifying and integrating values in the workplace. Using an online values identification questionnaire, we start by providing opportunity for participants to identify their own values, then engage with participants in meaning-making from the results. At the mid-point of the workshop, the conversation turns from one’s own values (self), to the values shared by the workplace (team), with the final focus of the workshop on how shared values influence how the team serves the client (system).
Individuals are accountable to the organizations of which they are a part. It is also true that systems are accountable to their members. Leaders create environments that are generative, people oriented, engaged, and mutually accountable.
Leaders in business, not-for-profit, churches, and volunteer organizations will benefit from this workshop as they explore individual and shared values.
Participants will explore the robust and comprehensive framework of the methodology we use, which includes:
- Four phases of values development experienced by both individuals and groups
- Eight stages of values that are experienced internally and externally by individuals
- The influence that one’s worldview has on self-worth, relationships, and beliefs
- The ways in which values provide stability, daily focus, and a pull towards the future
The workshop is designed to stretch participants to see how their part relates to the whole, and to ask how they and their team are related to the outcomes of the organization’s mission. The workshop will seek to understand how the team relates to the mission of the workplace, the outcomes of programs, and the directions of their efforts.
This workshop is built upon an David Kolb’s learning model called experiential learning which strives to put learners in real-world situations where immediate application of the learning can occur. (YouTube Video – for more information).
Activities, Delivery, and Costs
Self-Guided Learning
8 Hours
- Online questionnaire identifying both participant and group values.
- Read the text and articles for participation in guided conversations.
- One-on-one values insight conversations for both individual and workplace group report.
- Four podcasts relating to values.
In-Session Learning
12 Hours
- Sessions are designed around three themes: self (my values), team (shared values), system (values at work).
- Participants will explore the theoretical and historical aspects of values, and make application to their workplace.
Applying the Learning
4 Hours
- Participants will engage with their colleagues to examine their team norms, workplace routines, processes to integrate shared values.
- Expert hands-on guidance will ensure insight is achieved and applied according to best practices in our values methodology.
Delivery Methods
Depending on your local health restrictions due to COVID-19, our team is prepared to deliver this custom training workshop in a virtual environment. While a face-to-face presentation is ideal, it seems we have all had to master online realities. We are pleased to accommodate you and your team.
While face-to-face is ideal, and even without COVID-19 restrictions, sometimes a virtual environment is best. Our team of facilitators uses a highly engaging approach to delivering content. If you have sat in a session where the little Zoom thumbnail of the host speaks for 90 minutes – we don’t do that. While we do present content, we work hard to provide opportunity for conversation, group discovery, capturing ideas, and personal illustrations of values. It’s all designed to support the development of skills for use at both personally and professionally.
Costs and Funding Options
Cost per participant is $3,995 CAD (plus GST), with a minimum of ten participants.
If your team works and lives in the Province of Alberta, you may qualify for funding – please reach out and we can discuss the possibilities, and process for application. If your organization is a volunteer, not-for-profit, or church group, please inquire about special pricing options.
If you would like to speak about your training requirements, and interest in this workshop, please click the “Ready to Enrol,” button below for a no obligation conversation.