“Values provide us with a deep sense of inner meaning and establish our sense of actionable priorities. They represent a common denominator or a type of ‘cultural currency’ that can be understood and exchanged by all people interacting in the simplest professional relationships to those complex relationships characteristic of global organizations.”
Gunther M. Weil
“It’s not what you see, it’s how you see it.”
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
“The leader’s job today, in 21st-century terms, is not about gaining followership. Followership is an outmoded notion. Leadership starts with gaining alignment with the mission and values of the organization: What are we about? What do we believe as a group? At Medtronic, we aligned around the idea of “alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life.” It was clear that anyone who didn’t buy into that could work somewhere else.”
Bill George
Author, Authentic Leadership & former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic