Why do you get out of bed every day? Why do you go to work? When it comes down to it, what’s really important to you?
Understanding what makes you tick can have a transformative impact on your life, improving your sense of agency and leading a more fulfilling life. Understanding what makes those around you tick can have a transformative impact on your relationships, enabling you to communicate and collaborate more effectively.
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to map your values and practice communicating them effectively to each other. You’ll examine what happens when your values are compromised, prioritise them, and compare them to your organisation’s values. Finally, you’ll consider how you can increase the chances of fulfilling your values.
Participants may want to bring their notebooks, and something to take pictures with.
24. Sort
Sort the value cards into two groups:
5 min
Value CardsValue CardsValue CardsValue Cards
~10s / card
Value CardsValue CardsValue CardsValue Cards
More Important Less Important
26. Group Related Values
Organise the remaining cards into columns of related values.
As a guide, create up to 6 columns.
5 min
Card
Card
Card
Card
Card Card
Card
Card
Card
Card
Card
Card
Card
Card
Card
Card
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
(6 is not a hard limit)
27. For each column, choose one card that best represents the group.
Move it to the top of the column.
Top Cards 2 min
Top Card
Card
Card
Card
Top Card Top Card
Card
Top Card
Card
Card
Card
Top Card
Card
Card
Top Card
Card
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Have a better name?
Write it on a sticky!
28. Individual Reflection
Do you notice any patterns about your groups?
If so, do they carry any significance?
Do the Top Cards reflect what’s important to you?
Is anything missing?
2 min
Summarise your thoughts.
29. Take a picture of your groups.
Keep your Top Cards, and clear the rest away.
Tidy 1 min
49. How will your values help you deal with
these situations?
Discuss how your values will guide what you do.
Prioritise them in order of impact.
Context
51. Scenario #1
You’re halfway to the airport, on your way to an important meeting when you
realise you’ve forgotten your laptop. Turning back now means you may miss your
flight. Going without it means you’ll be unprepared.
2 min
Discuss how your values will guide what you do.
Prioritise them in order of impact.
53. Scenario #2
You’re in the middle of something urgent at work, when a good friend calls. When
you pick up to tell them you’re busy, they sound upset. You can’t tell what’s wrong
as the phone keeps cutting out.
2 min
Discuss how your values will guide what you do.
Prioritise them in order of impact.
55. Scenario #3
Your team is discussing what to do next. You have a great idea to share, but
people keep ignoring you.
2 min
Discuss how your values will guide what you do.
Prioritise them in order of impact.
57. Scenario #4
Your teammates keep going out to lunch without inviting you. This is the third time
in as many weeks.
2 min
Discuss how your values will guide what you do.
Prioritise them in order of impact.
64. Sort your values into two groups:
Common Unique
Value
Value
Value
Card
Value
Card Value Value
Value
Value
Value
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Value
Value
Value
Value Value
65. Discuss:
How can your values be used to create
high performing teams?
Common Unique
5 min
66. Self-Regulation People SkillsSelf-Awareness Empathy
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Card templates
Ideas / Discussion
Take these cards!
Use them to connect & collaborate…
With colleagues
With friends & family
To give some context on values, let me tell you a quick story.
20 years ago…
I was the guy who posted this up in meeting rooms
A bit skeptical, you might say
15 years ago, I tried to introduce Agile + XP ideas to Multimap
and hit a brick wall
The ideas took, but only after 4 years, and I wasn’t around anymore
It did prompt me to start searching for answers.
I read Kotter, which helped me introduce Agile + XP ideas to NAP successfully.
We created 2 new businesses
And a DevOps team! :)
Things were going well - money, family, house, etc.
But I was still missing something.
Kotter was not enough.
I didn’t consciously understand what was important to me.
Even worse, I walked all over what was important to others
People get upset.
When you don’t understand, you’re not equipped to deal with others properly.
It’s only a matter of time.
2 years ago, I met my coach, Tony Piper.
1 year ago, we did our first Strengths and Values sessions
It helped fill in gaps I hadn’t realised were missing.
Sure, I’d thought about this kind of stuff before.
Doing it with someone else made it more real.
Communicating it.
Feeling understood.
Adjusting until it felt right.
So, they are deeply connected to your emotions. You can’t separate them.
Values = anchors.
Buoys = behaviours.
The line that connects them = attitudes
Really important
As the winds change and tide shifts, the buoy moves around
But there’s a limited range
If the line breaks:
Your behaviours can drift unguided
Leaving you feeling lost.
Or doing things that conflict with your values
There are situations when your values conflict with one another
And you have to choose between the two
Desired behaviours, others impose
You can adopt, but may not be your preferred behaviours
Boss: Be on time for meetings
Child: Let me watch something!
Boils down to EI.
Understanding your values, attitudes, and behaviours
Enables you to live by them, and deal with internal conflict better.
Less grumpy cat
Understanding other’s values, attitudes, and behaviours
Means less angry cats
You can behave in accordance with your values
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Self Awareness.
How many of you have had negative thoughts before?
Did you know that simply labelling them can help you overcome them?
Being aware of your emotional state is where it all starts.
Understanding your values can give you the words to do that.
Self Regulation
Once you’re aware of how
Empathy
Understand the feelings of others
People Skills
Better equipped to people Skills
People I know have changed jobs after realising their values are in direct conflict with their role or their company’s values.
Sitting next to your boss? ;-)
Sharing, may feel uncomfortable
YOU are in control. Choose what to share, and what to keep private.
Feel free to stop, and simply observe at any time.
There’s potential for conflict
That’s why we have 3 rules
If you don’t finish creating your groups, DON’T WORRY.
It’s ok if you don’t notice patterns.
We’re going to split into pairs.
What’s with the chinese symbol?
At least 3 cards
Try not to touch your partner’s cards, without permission. Use a piece of paper to cover the card.
Swap partners?
Timebox: 5 min
I challenge you to Notice.
There are biological reasons for all of this.
The Limbic System is often thought of as the emotion centre.
It operates much more quickly than our higher-level cognitive functions. 80ms vs ~600ms
Mention Robert Sapolsky?
If you want to learn some mind boggling things about evolutionary biology, epigenetics, and how it governs our behaviour, check this guy out.
It’s a spectrum, not black & white.
You’ll find there’s a natural order for you.
Everybody’s is different.
If you find you lack an emotional response to one of your values, consider whether or not it is extrinsically or intrinsically motivated.
For example: I value money
but only because it is instrumental in fulfilling my core values
It’s more complex than that, as what you value can change in different situations.
It’s all about how you apply them
Conflict with work
Swap partners?
Conflict with work
Swap partners?
Excluded
Swap partners?
Excluded
Swap partners?
Swap partners?
To consider this, you may want to use scenarios.
Competing demands on your team
Making day-to-day work fun and enjoyable
Creating safety, for your teams and clients
The cards are yours to take, if you wish
You can use these techniques in your teams at work
I hope you’ve learned something you can take away with you today!
Q&A