How do I get staff interested in our vision and values? | Be The Business | A more productive economy driven by inspired business leadership

As a business leader, it’s likely you’ve spent a significant amount of time working on the visions and values for your business – they are at the very core of your company. Getting your staff interested and on board with those visions and values is essential if everyone is to be united around a company’s goal – but doing this requires a strategic approach.

Ways to help you deal with it:

Action plan

Creating a set of company values

Effort: Medium

Impact : Medium

Company values can act as a motivator for staff and give them a strong sense of purpose. Follow these five steps to create a set of company values.

ACTION PLANS are a structured list of steps designed to help you approach tackling a particular business challenge.

We explain why each step is important
Customise by setting your own completion dates and assign tasks
Helpful tools are provided for certain steps
A downloadable PDF version of each action plan is available

Action plan

Making your vision and values part of your culture

Effort: High

Impact : High

Once you’ve set your company values, how do you embed them within the culture and keep them front and centre of your business?

Action plan

Creating a culture of effective communication

Effort: Medium

Impact : High

Follow this action plan to establish clear lines of communication in the workplace and encourage better collaboration across your team.

Guide

An introduction to getting staff interested in your vision and values

This guide will explore some of the factors that influence whether staff engage with your vision and values, plus quick wins for improvements.

GUIDES break a challenge down, providing important context and real-world experiences.

Based on SME experiences, not corporate jargon
Filled with real-world stories
Achievable steps every business can take

Other support that's available

Aligning staff with your vision

Creating a vision is the easy part – now you have to get your colleagues on board. These tips and strategies from Talking Talent can help you get everyone aligned.

Ensuring your vision is valued

Communicating your vision effectively is vital if you want to ensure the core beliefs of your business are valued. Forbes has outlined eight ways of doing this.

How other businesses have tackled something similar

Real business story

How to work with staff to create and codify company values

Once a business gets bigger, an unspoken, unwritten culture becomes unsustainable. Defining and codifying your unique culture will help retain staff and drive the business forward.

Real business story

Resolving internal communication problems brings business benefits

Change can be the catalyst that challenges the existing ways companies communicate internally.

Real business story

How one accidental business leader learnt to successfully guide her company

Accidental business leaders don’t set out to spearhead a team. But when leadership falls on your shoulders, it is vital to learn how to steer your company effectively.

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