Standards of Practice

Operationalizing Values: Commit to Excellence

What does it look like when we practice values?

Committing to excellence is one of the first things a leader has to do. In this video, Dr. Janet Pilcher explains how operationalizing values includes finding out what's significant and what defines excellence for our team members.

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Why Do Values Matter?

Values define organizations

An organization’s core values are the beliefs that guide the actions and words of individuals within the organization. When organizations successfully live out their values, alignment of strategy, action, and mindset is obvious to internal and external stakeholders.

Standards and Values

Communicate what's most important and critical

Developing standards of practice is one way to bring values to life in organizations. In this video, a community college human resources director explains how having a set of standards has transformed their organization.