Rick Baker Thought Posts
Left Menu Space Holder

About the author

Name of author Rick Baker, P.Eng.

E-mail me Send mail
Follow me LinkedIn Twitter

Search

Calendar

<<  December 2011  >>
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
2829301234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930311
2345678

View posts in large calendar

Recent Comments

Comment RSS

Having Values, Delivering Value, & Recruiting Great People

by Rick Baker
On Dec 6, 2011

Everyone knows personal values influence people's behaviour.

Most people know the interplay between people's personal values create culture, including the culture at their business place.

Some people understand and agree personal Values lead to business Culture, which must be Communicated well. When that's done it leads to the generation of Value: Value for the business [profit] and Value for its people, its Clients, suppliers, shareholders, etc. At Spirited Leaders, we call this concept VCCV. If you desire business success then the best starting-point, the strongest driver, is Personal Values.

Values-Culture-Communication-Value.

We speak about the many ways VCCV adds potency to business. 

Consider, for example, the function of Recruiting Great People.

In a 2011 Canadian Corporate Culture study, 85% of respondents indicated that cultural fit is more important than necessary skills when hiring1

When you are hiring a person to join your business you must work to understand whether or not they will 'fit in' your business Culture.

That means at least 3 things:

  1. You must understand your business Culture and the details of its embedded Values and your rules [our Master Rules],
  2. You must understand the employee-candidate's personal Values, and 
  3. You must determine whether or not the employee-candidate is compatible with our business Culture.
And, if you are not in a position to complete the first step then you do not know your business Culture.
 
If that's the case then that's the first thing to remedy.
 
If you are the Leader at your business then you must remedy that immediately.
 
Here is a link to get you started Leaders Personal Values Fuel Everything
 

Footnotes:
  1. Waterstone Human Capital, "2011 Canadian Corporate Culture Study"

 

 

Tags:

Master Rules | Spirited Leaders | Values: Personal Values

Thought Tweet #362

by Rick Baker
On Dec 6, 2011
Thought Tweet #362 If a picture is worth 1000 words then Jacks’ apps are worth at least 100,000 words!
 
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
(Now, doesn't that sound like a proud father.)

Tags:

Beyond Business | Thought Tweets

Copyright © 2012. W.F.C (Rick) Baker. All Rights Reserved.