The power and promise of core values

Colleagues,

**Happy 93rd birthday to my mom!**

A lot of my work is with non-profit leaders and the environment right now is chaotic. So, adaptability seems like a great core value.

But, as a team, how do we operationalize it? What does valuing adaptability mean?

Maybe:

• We don’t complain about the chaos
• We focus on what we can control
• We offer solutions when describing problems

Now imagine something bad happened and people are frustrated.

You can imagine what that would look and sound like.

But if we hold each other accountable to our core values, what you see and hear will be different.

• Instead of complaining, there will be problem solving
• We won’t waste time wishing things were different, we will be focused on what we control
• Many people will be working to develop solutions, not just “the leader”

This is the power and promise of core values.

Cheers!

Frederick