How Strong Values Engage Employees and Increase Profits

12 Steps to Business Transformation – Step 3

Over the last few posts, I introduced my Ebook 12 Steps to Business Transformation and I defined Vision and Mission, the first 2 steps of the 12 transformational steps. This week we are going to talk about Values.

Defining the Values for your business is step 3 in my new Ebook “12 Steps to Business Transformation.”

Values describe the behaviors that will get you from where you are now to achieving your Mission and ultimately attaining the Vision.

Where Vision defines WHY your organization exists and Mission defines WHAT the organization does, Values are the driving behaviors that govern HOW the organization drives toward successful outcomes.

Values are the foundation of any organization.

You Will Get Crushed Without Accurate Business Analytics

Choosing to operate your business without accurate business analytics is like running across a freeway with a blindfold on. If you are not tracking your business’ performance against previous years, you are choosing to operate your business with a blindfold on and this will eventually crush you.

Clearly understanding how your business performed in the past can be a lifesaver moving forward. This knowledge will highlight troubled areas in your business that need to be addressed and it will highlight potential areas of opportunity.

I learned this pretty early in my business career.