You don’t always have the luxury of time or complete information when making leadership decisions. In uncertain moments, a clear set of values gives you a faster, more reliable way to act with ...

Today, let’s journey through the key steps to defining core values that truly reflect the mission of your company. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential ...

When I ran into a former client at the grocery store, and asked him how things were going, I expected some polite small talk. Instead, what he said blew my mind. The guy (let’s call him Jim) was an ...

We live with infrastructure beneath the service: the pipes in the ground, the electrical wiring behind the walls, or the vast digital architecture of modern life. But don’t forget another foundational ...

Among the many life lessons kids learn, certain core values are especially important to introduce by age 10—before they enter ...

Core values can play a pivotal role in shaping a company’s destiny. I have seen cases where impactful core values helped companies become wildly successful, a few where they had little or no effect, ...

As entrepreneurs, we all want to build a business that has strong core values. Having those guiding words is a sign that your organization is confident in its identity. It helps set expectations for ...

You’ve probably heard the term “core values” before—however, have you noticed that many businesses are integrating them into their practices? This trend highlights just how crucial core values are in ...

Jim Collins’s revered method for establishing company core values might not suit all businesses, particularly when disconnected from customer value propositions. Here are my suggestions for crafting ...

Should I be saving for my child’s future education or saving for my retirement? Should I pay down my lowest credit card debt or the one with the highest interest? Should I rent out my house or just ...

This article is a companion to a presentation given by the author Tuesday at the 2023 Public Radio Content Conference in Philadelphia. A few years ago a post to the Public Radio Program Directors’ ...