TABLE OF CONTENTS One of the best ways of raising the awareness of the members of the leadership group to the importance of values alignment is to provide them with their own personal profiles from the cultural values assessment. They are able to see, first hand, their own top personal values, the values they see in the organization, and the values they would like to see in the organization. They are also able to compare their results with the overall results of the leadership group. This can be particularly meaningful when the individual s results differ significantly from the group as a whole. When this occurs, it either means that this individual is the truth-teller of the group or it may be indicative of a lack of cultural fit. In either case it may be time for the individual to reflect on his or her future in the organization and may give cause to consider moving on. Conversely, when there is a high degree of alignment, the individual can put aside any doubts that he or she may have about how they fit into the company.
The individual profile when used on its own for coaching purposes is called an individual values assessment (IVA). The survey process is similar to that described in Chapter 4. An individual goes online and picks ten values/behaviors that represent who they are; ten values/ behaviors that describe how their organization operates, and ten values/behaviors that describe how they would like the organization to...
