{"id":657,"date":"2019-03-25T14:09:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T14:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2020-07-10-15-58-59-yjgn6da302.local\/?p=657"},"modified":"2020-04-09T13:07:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T13:07:22","slug":"blog-which-comes-first-purpose-or-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2020-07-10-15-58-59-yjgn6da302.local\/blog-which-comes-first-purpose-or-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Comes First – Purpose Or Values?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I saw a cartoon recently that made me laugh out loud.\u00a0It was a drawing of a chicken and an egg lying in bed, happy, relaxed, smoking.\u00a0The caption? \u201cWell, that clears\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0up!\u201d.<\/p>\n

Working in organisations, I come across a lot of talk about values: senior management are working them out and communicating them, they\u2019re displayed on walls, they\u2019re included in the website and they form the email signature.\u00a0And this is a good thing; working out values can lead to deeply meaningful and heartfelt conversations about what matters for a team or business.<\/p>\n

But which comes first, values or purpose?\u00a0Often, I meet teams with clear values but they don\u2019t have a clear purpose which means that at least some of their time and energy will be spent doing the wrong things in the right way.<\/p>\n

Having a clear team purpose provides a strong focus, releases energy, facilitates precise conversations and, in this way, translates into powerful action.\u00a0In order to clarify purpose, Peter Hawkins, who created the systemic team coaching model, suggests that teams ask themselves \u201cwhat are we put on this planet to do?\u201d and\/or \u201cif we didn\u2019t exist, what would not get done\u201d?\u00a0Engaging with these questions focuses team attention right into the heart of their purpose \u2013 and their priorities.<\/p>\n

And when a team\u2019s purpose is clear and agreed, the values discussion takes on real meaning and allows the values to be lived and absorbed into the culture.<\/p>\n

Clear purpose and values that are more than words on a wall? Well, that\u2019s got to be enjoyable for everyone ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I saw a cartoon recently that made me laugh out loud.\u00a0It was a drawing of a chicken and an egg lying in bed, happy, relaxed, smoking.\u00a0The caption? \u201cWell, that clears\u00a0that\u00a0up!\u201d. Working in organisations, I come across a lot of talk about values: senior management are working them out and communicating … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6,8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhich Comes First - Purpose Or Values? - Performance Matters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Find out which is more important to the business, finding purpose or establishing values. 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