Inconvenient values
A good test of your values is asking when they last cost you something else that you wanted. For each of your values ask: Do… Read More »Inconvenient values
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Knowing better (3): the best values
My values are the best that I know; I assume you feel the same. Changing them is hard – it takes some combination of (delete… Read More »Knowing better (3): the best values
Values in tension (2): resource allocation
How we allocate our scarce resources – particularly money, time and attention – shines a bright light on how we prioritise between values. Most of… Read More »Values in tension (2): resource allocation
Values in tension (1)
I’ve been thinking a lot about values recently. I mean things like justice, peace, loyalty, family, courage, etc. etc. I think it’s super important to… Read More »Values in tension (1)
Mission statement example: Airbnb mission statement and values
Here’s great mission statement from Airbnb. Our Mission: Create a world where anyone can belong anywhere It’s an audacious, incredibly rewarding mission that our increasingly… Read More »Mission statement example: Airbnb mission statement and values
Creeds and values
Creeds and value-statements can be useful ways to remind your team who you are, and how you work. They can help your team to develop… Read More »Creeds and values
Values and vision: the acid test
Peter Drucker and Stephen Covey ask the same simple question to get at the heart of these: “What do you want to be remembered for?”… Read More »Values and vision: the acid test
Conflicting values
If you keep butting up against the same problem with a colleague – a problem you think you’ve fixed, but that comes up repeatedly in… Read More »Conflicting values
Crap Arising; or, Catch It
A neighbourhood cat has been leaving unwelcome deposits on our porch with impressive (and elusive) regularity. You can’t let things like this bother you: dealing… Read More »Crap Arising; or, Catch It
Guidelines 2022
Given that you already have far more than most people in history, and are as-good-as-certain to have more stuff than you’ll ever need even if… Read More »Guidelines 2022