{"id":1368,"date":"2011-11-18T17:16:42","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T17:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/?p=1368"},"modified":"2011-12-02T21:28:11","modified_gmt":"2011-12-02T21:28:11","slug":"re_post_when_its_okay_to_punt_a_core_value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/18\/re_post_when_its_okay_to_punt_a_core_value\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-post When It\u2019s Okay to Punt a Core Value"},"content":{"rendered":"

Take out a copy of your team\u2019s core values. You know the one I mean. It\u2019s either filed away in a folder called \u201cDocuments\u201d, or perhaps it\u2019s in that binder labeled \u201c2007 Off-site Retreat\u201d. It\u2019s possible that it\u2019s framed and posted on the wall in your staff coffee room.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll give you a minute while you go get it.<\/p>\n

Read each value statement carefully. You probably have between 8 and 12 of them. They likely are peppered with phrases like \u201crelentlessly focused on\u201d and \u201cwholly committed to\u201d. Powerful stuff, eh?<\/p>\n

The one I want you to zero in on is that one that jumps off the page, because quite frankly it just doesn\u2019t fit. If the last time you did a review of your core values was more than two years ago, then in all probability there is at least one that simply doesn\u2019t resonate with your present team.<\/p>\n

You have three options:<\/p>\n

1. <\/strong>You can re-cast vision around that value, \u201cblow-torching it\u201d until it once again is being lived out among your team, or<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. <\/strong>You can take out the white-out and simply eliminate the value, or<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. <\/strong>You can ignore the discrepancy and re-file the core values document back where you found it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"delete\"I\u2019m going to build a case for option #2; that sometimes the best option is have the courage to hit \u201cdelete\u201d. This sounds like leadership heresy, but hear me out.<\/p>\n

Teams change. And sometimes along with those changes new values emerge and old ones become out-dated.<\/p>\n

Recently our team did a review of our core values and discovered one that was clearly a reflection of a different time in the history of the organization. After trying desperately to make this value \u201cfit\u201d, we finally had to look at each other and admit, \u201cThis value simply no longer reflects who we are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t take the idea of deleting a core value lightly. This is a big deal. But be open to the possibility that a value once held in high regard by a previous team may simply no longer be true for this present team.<\/p>\n

And have the courage to hit \u201cdelete\u201d.<\/p>\n

How do you keep your core values alive and relevant?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Take out a copy of your team\u2019s core values. You know the one I mean. It\u2019s either filed away in a folder called \u201cDocuments\u201d, or perhaps it\u2019s in that binder labeled \u201c2007 Off-site Retreat\u201d. It\u2019s possible that it\u2019s framed and posted on the wall in your staff coffee room. I\u2019ll give you a minute while…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[677,743,678,157,62],"class_list":["post-1368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-leadership","tag-core-values","tag-re-post","tag-relevancy","tag-review","tag-team"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1368"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1490,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1368\/revisions\/1490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}