Your company might not be as valuable as you think. I hope that isn't the case, but when you're number-crunching and looking at your business's net worth, you should also be examining your core values ...

Crafting company values is a common and critical practice for businesses in the pre-launch phase as a way to differentiate from the competition. Consumers and investors are looking for brands that ...

On July 19 Mankato Area Public Schools changed their core values but did not define their core values. If you go to the Mankato Public Schools website, you can find how they represent their core ...

Core values serve as guiding principles that shape our attitudes, actions, and decisions. According to psychological research, values are fundamental beliefs that guide our choices and behaviors. They ...

When I ran into a former client at the grocery store, and asked him how things were going, I expected some polite small talk. Instead, what he said blew my mind. The guy (let’s call him Jim) was an ...

As a business coach, I spend a lot of time with company leaders planning growth and developing strategy. A key part of this process is establishing the fundamentals for why an organization exists and ...

Most companies print their core values on office walls and hope employees internalize them. POWER 4 ALL took a different approach: they removed the posters entirely. "We killed the posters," says ...

Steve Phillips doesn’t understand why customers in today’s world wouldn’t want help from a salesperson. But he’s not so stubborn that he refuses to believe it is true. “My son keeps talking about ...

Integrity isn’t about perfection—it’s about doing the right thing even when no one’s watching. It’s a quiet strength passed down in moments that seem small at the time: telling the truth, owning your ...

Please note: This item is from our archives and was published in 2004. It is provided for historical reference. The content may be out of date and links may no longer function. S. Scott Voynich, CPA, ...