To prove this point, take out a copy of your team\u2019s core values.\u00a0It\u2019s either filed away in a folder called \u201cDocuments\u201d, or perhaps it\u2019s in that binder labeled \u201c2016 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.<\/p>\n
You have three options:<\/p>\n
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
I once was part of a team that conducted\u00a0a review of our core values and discovered one that was clearly a reflection of a different time. 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
And so we looked at each other, and we looked carefully at the value as written on the page.<\/p>\n
Finally, after a great deal of thought and further discussion, we crossed it out.<\/p>\n
Not only did the sun still come up the next morning, but our stated values now made sense.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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