18 Benchmarks for Values-Based Leaders


1. Stay in touch with your workforce.
2. The more experience you have, the wiser it is to listen to your gut.
3. Follow your hunches, but check out the facts.
4. Gather insights from everyone. And remember: the only thing more important than asking questions is listening to the answers.
5. Your values drive your behavior.
6. Stating your values is nothing. Living your values is everything.
7. The sign of a great leader is when people want to follow.
8. The secret to building a winning team is helping team members discover their own set of values and helping them to act on them.
9. Uncover the values of a team by asking the members this simple question:
How do you spend your time when you’re not working?
10. Discovery is personal…and it can be fun!
11. When you examine what you love to do most, your real character will emerge.
12. Having too many values is like serving too many masters. The key is finding central core values to live by.
13. Three principles guide values-based leadership: involve everyone; communicate expectations clearly; and reward behaviors that reflect the core values of the
organization.
14. Vision defines where we are going. It reflects our values. Together, vision and values shape our attitudes. Our attitudes determine what we do.
15. Implementation is everything!
16. You are the same person at home, at work, and at play. You take you—and your values—with you wherever you go.
17. Set expectations, inspire the team…and celebrate success!
18. It is true that “No man is an island.” Winners always have others who have helped them along the way.