I never do ‘values’ exercises with clients… (because they have access to something even better!)

Values are Important, Right?

There’s a lot of talk in the professional development community about ‘values’ and how they’re the cornerstone of being an authentic leader or organisation.

Yes, I agree (to a point anyway). It’s a way of communicating, and a way of finding common ground.

However…

…here’s how it looks to me.

There’s something (somewhere) that’s more important than values.

There’s the place that values ​come from​.

In those quiet moments, when we experience peace of mind, mental clarity and wellbeing…when we feel in harmony with the world, we’re experiencing the very essence of what it is to be alive: the peace and the joy and the creativity of being human.

There’s something about ​that​ place which is common to all of us.

It’s why we can enjoy a conversation with a stranger on a train or at the supermarket.

It’s why neighbours pull together in a crisis.

It’s the place I’m looking to connect to when I’m coaching.