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5 Organizational Core
Values
Core Values
Those that are central in your character and that of your
organization.
Paul J. Meyer, Rex C. Houze, Randy
Schechta

Personally built effective and winning organizations and

wrestled successfully with the complex challenges of
every life, emphasizes the importance of core values in
building effective leadership and effective organization.
Bridging the Leadership Gap (1998)

“Without core values as the foundation, a leadership is

impossible to construct. A values driven organizations
however builds for itself a lasting bridge. Though values-
centered leadership, it distinguishes itself from its
competitors in its ability to survive and thrive. A value
driven organization is more likely to know what it stands for
and thus maintain momentum over time.”
 “Outsiders observe these organization trying to uncover
their competitive advantage, but they look in the wrong
places. It is not the obvious visible elements like product
lines, manufacturing processes or even individual talented
people that create the identity of the effective
organizations. It is the intangible values that make the
difference. What too many observers do not realize is that
without values, it is impossible to build a truly effective
team or to become a truly effective leader.”
3 Central Values

1. Stewardship
- When aspiring leaders strive to become stewards of
human potential, they begin to achieve their own personal
goals while making a unique contribution to the lives of their
team members.

2. Shepherdship
- When highly effective leaders are possessed of personal
and professional integrity shepherdship, their efforts bring about
solid and stable organizations that prosper, grow, and stand the
test of time.
3. Servant’s Heart
- And when extraordinary leaders develop a servant’s
heart, they find a unique synergy that springs from their
sincerity. The more they give, the more they are able to
serve.
Core values held by organizational leaders provide a scale by
which all behavior is ultimately judged.

They promote high levels of loyalty and commitment, develop

deep consensus about mission and goals and inculcate a strong
sense of ownership and caring about the organization.

Hence, vitality of the organization depends upon and is directly

proportionate to the existence of a set of core values shared by
all.