Comments on: When a Company Talks Values http://www.womenonbusiness.com/when-a-company-talks-values/ Leading Site for Business Women Around the World Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:43:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cecilia Edwards http://www.womenonbusiness.com/when-a-company-talks-values/#comment-1004 Cecilia Edwards Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:15:04 +0000 http://www.womenonbusiness.com/?p=1082#comment-1004 Values (and mission statements, core beliefs, etc.) are only worthless is they were created as marketing PR versus tools that help create and drive a company culture that is in alignment with success. As a strategy consultant, I have worked with companies that could tell you what their values were or how they were lived out. On the other side, I have worked with companies that use their values and mission statements to drive their every day business decisions. A well known example of this is how Johnson & Johnson handle the Tylenol tampering issue in the early 80's. People's safety first. They asked people to stop using the products before anyone had a chance to suggest it. It was part of their values. I agree with Susan, it's really about whether or not you live your values. Cecilia Edwards www.ceciliaedwards.com Values (and mission statements, core beliefs, etc.) are only worthless is they were created as marketing PR versus tools that help create and drive a company culture that is in alignment with success. As a strategy consultant, I have worked with companies that could tell you what their values were or how they were lived out.

On the other side, I have worked with companies that use their values and mission statements to drive their every day business decisions.

A well known example of this is how Johnson & Johnson handle the Tylenol tampering issue in the early 80′s. People’s safety first. They asked people to stop using the products before anyone had a chance to suggest it. It was part of their values.

I agree with Susan, it’s really about whether or not you live your values.

Cecilia Edwards
http://www.ceciliaedwards.com

]]> By: Eileen McVety http://www.womenonbusiness.com/when-a-company-talks-values/#comment-943 Eileen McVety Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:03:50 +0000 http://www.womenonbusiness.com/?p=1082#comment-943 Catherine, Thanks for posting. Mission statements, values, core beliefs...they're great fodder for satire but other than that, pretty worthless :) Catherine,

Thanks for posting. Mission statements, values, core beliefs…they’re great fodder for satire but other than that, pretty worthless :)

]]> By: Catherine Cantieri, Sorted http://www.womenonbusiness.com/when-a-company-talks-values/#comment-931 Catherine Cantieri, Sorted Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:56:28 +0000 http://www.womenonbusiness.com/?p=1082#comment-931 Agreed! The Signal to Noise blog has a similar post up today: http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1676-the-difference-between-truly-standing-for-something-and-a-mission-statement It's a meme, and a very good one: don't talk about your values, live them! Agreed! The Signal to Noise blog has a similar post up today: http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1676-the-difference-between-truly-standing-for-something-and-a-mission-statement

It’s a meme, and a very good one: don’t talk about your values, live them!

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