Why Workplace Values are Important

Excerpt from The Culture Question

For a vehicle to do its job, it needs both an engine for power and a steering system so it can be guided. An organization is no different: its purpose is the engine that propels it forward, and its values are the steering system by which it is guided.

Purpose defines why you do what you do, and values define how you act in service of that purpose. Values are a key component of a healthy workplace culture because they clarify how your organization and its staf...