Employees operate under growing conditions of uncertainty and stress

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• Employees operate under growing conditions of
  uncertainty and stress
• as such it is critical that leaders step in to
  model the way

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• Values are a critical aspect of leaders ability
  to model the way

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• As a first step, leaders need to determine what
  is important to them and what their own values
  arethe path that they wish to take

A critical aspect of this is discovering what
they care about, finding their voice
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• Knowing your inner territory, what you value,
  makes you a stronger leader because it allows you
  to act with integrity as your values guide your
  actions

When a leaders actions are guided by values s/he
is able to achieve authenticity as a leader
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• When leaders have clarity on their personal
  values they experience and demonstrate a greater
  sense of commitment to value-aligned action and
  those with whom they work

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• Although the first step is to determine what we
  value as individual leaders, the next, and
  equally important step it to create a sense of
  shared values among employees

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• Leaders who advocate values that also represent
  the collective are able to mobilize people to act

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• Values need to be forged, not forced

Effective leaders do not impose their values on
employees, they find a way to integrate their
personal values with those of their employees to
forge a common value system
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• Leaders need to model the shared values.
• Leaders illustrate what the values look like in
  the organizational context

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• When the shared values are tested, leaders need
  to demonstrate commitment to values by engaging
  in behavior that is consistent with them

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• Leaders model values by
• How they spend their time
• The language they use
• The types of questions they ask
• The types of feedback they seek

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• Leaders teach values by
• confronting critical incidents
• telling stories that exemplify values
• visibly demonstrating value-consistent behavior