{"id":3383,"date":"2013-09-23T20:14:13","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T01:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/?p=3383"},"modified":"2013-09-23T20:14:13","modified_gmt":"2013-09-24T01:14:13","slug":"3-reasons-your-team-must-know-which-value-is-most-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/2013\/09\/23\/3-reasons-your-team-must-know-which-value-is-most-important\/","title":{"rendered":"The “32 by 32”- Why Leaders Must Declare the Top Core Value"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every core value you\u2019ve declared for your team or organization is important. But one of them is more important than the others.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Having a clearly defined set of core values is critical to establishing the culture of your organization.<\/p>\n

But portraying each value as carrying equal weight could be keeping your organization from really firing on all cylinders.<\/p>\n

In almost every case one value should clearly stand head and shoulders above the rest.<\/p>\n

I call this the \u201c32 by 32\u201d.<\/p>\n

This is a leadership term introduced to me by my friend Wayne Alguire. Wayne moved into pastoral ministry out of the marketplace, where he was a senior executive with Levis Strauss.<\/p>\n

Wayne explained to me that when he would meet with managers in the Levis stores he would always stress that each article of clothing in the store was important.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut never run out of the 32 by 32\u2019s,\u201d Wayne would stress.<\/p>\n

This was the single most popular size carried by Levis. And while each size mattered, if you were running out of 32 by 32\u2019s you\u2019d soon be running out of business.<\/p>\n

Similarly, in your organization each of your core values is important. But invariably there will be one that is your \u201c32 by 32\u201d; one value which rises above the others.<\/p>\n

This is the value that simply must be ever-present in your organization. More than anything else, this is the value that defines who your team really is.<\/p>\n

Being able to boldly articulate this value for your team, is vital for 3 critical reasons:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>It provides focus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each of your 8, 10 or 12 values are no doubt important, but your team is unlikely to be able recite each one. But they can remember one.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>It defines reality<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s face it. There already is a single core value that defines your culture more than any other. Declaring it as such simply acknowledges something your team already knows to be true.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>3.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>It creates energy<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s difficult to rally your team around multiple values. But you can rally them around one. That sense of rallying is an energy generator.<\/p>\n

Sit down with your team and review your core values. And have the courage to help them discover which one over-arches all the others.<\/p>\n

It starts by asking a simple question;<\/p>\n

\u201cTeam; which one is our 32 by 32?\u201d<\/p>\n

What value is your team’s 32 by 32?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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