Values definition…

 According to ancient India’s

wisdom literature, “values are
states of feeling/emotions that
underpin the content of a
choice/decision & determine the
manner of using intellect/reason for
justifying & implementing choice or
decisions”
 It is also termed as “GUNAS”
What is a value?
 Qualities, characteristics, or ideas
about which we feel strongly.
 Our values affect our decisions,
goals and behavior.
 A belief or feeling that someone or
something is worthwhile.
 Values define what is of worth, what
is beneficial, and what is harmful
 Values are standards to guide your
action, judgments, and attitudes.
Direction:
Values – Goals – Behavior – Self-value

 Values give direction and

consistency to behavior.
 Values help you know what to and
not to make time for.
 Values establish a relationship
between you and the world.
 Values set the direction for one’s
life.
 Hypocrite – One who subscribes to one set of
values, and does another.
Immaturity - One who has not identified his
values.

 Immaturity:  Maturity
 Unclear values  Clear values
 Drifters  Life of purpose

 Flighty  Meaning and direction

 Uncertain

 Apathetic
 Where do we get values?
 our homes,  culture,
 school,  employers,
 society,  time-period in
 friends, which you were
 TV, raised
 church,
 music,
 books,
 families,
Your age will greatly influence your values. Different
people and things influence you at different ages:

 Ages 1-7 --- parents

 Ages 8-13 --- teachers, heroes
(sports, rocks, TV)
 Ages 14-20 --- peers
 Ages 21+ your values are
established, but you may test your
values from time to time.
Value versus Facts:

 Values are things we feel  Facts simply state what

“should”, “ought”, or “are actually are. It is easy to
supposed to” influence our confuse values with facts.
lives.
FACT: Many people are active in
VALUE: All people should be a specific religion.
active in a specific religion.
FACT: The most economical time
VALUE: The best time to buy to buy clothing is when the
clothing is when the price is seasons change and the price
discounted. is reduced.

 A value is a statement of one’s  A fact is established by

personal beliefs. observation and measurement.
 Values v/s skills
 To ‘become’, we need values. To ‘do’, we need skills.
 ‘Becoming’ (needing values) must precede ‘doing’ (needing
skills). Values should act as the basis of the skills acquired.
 Values are the means of perfection. Skills must have
sound system of values as the base. Otherwise, one can
manipulate skills for ulterior motives.
 Values are internal, dealing with internal development of a
person, purifying mind and heart. Skills on the other hand
only make a person proficient. Values are the means of
perfection of personality.
 Values bring about excellence and universal
good. Skills see us through mechanics of
management.
 Skills are not enduring, values are.
 Skills change with passage of time. Policy is
flexible, principles and values are not.
 We have permanent fundamental values.
 “Skills must pass through the corridors of values
and the corridors have to be kept not dark and
untidy, but well lit and clean.”
Values and Behaviors:

 Happiness comes from letting

values decide your behavior and
goals.

 Values can change over a life-time

as your experiences change your
view.
Value-Oriented Holistic Management
 The root of the term ‘holism’ or ‘holistic’ is the Latin word ‘holon’
meaning total, whole or integrated as opposed to fragmented or
splintered. It is generally used to mean ‘a total view’. It can be looked
from the following two approaches:

(a) A ‘Rational’ approach, involving a process of ‘aggregation’

 Rational is a ‘bottom up’ approach – putting together the fragments or
components or constituent elements and thus construct the whole.

(b) A ‘Perceptive’ approach involving a process of ‘synthesis

 The perceptive approach is a ‘top down’ approach – see the whole first
and then go into the constituent elements. This is considered to be real
‘holism’.