From my experience, we need to deploy a team with shared values which allows working together from a shared sense of purpose. Where values are in tension, there will be a difference of professional opinion and conflict ensues.
Understanding the values of your team is critical as a foundation stone and together with a passion for your vision, are critical for success. They are not an afterthought.
Leaders must lean on their identified values to ensure that we achieve our aims and objectives. It allows a structure for how we behave, how we make decisions and how we develop our processes and policies.
Each team member will have their own values and also will adopt the teams values to be successful. Ensuing that our team members can align to our core values is a priority.
As a leader, we must role model the values we have agreed.
Your values not only describe your character but reflect your uniqueness. They will show your strengths, your motivation and your purpose. Working to your values will provide energy to be happy and resilient. They will also identify what challenges you may experience when you are not being the best version of yourself.
- Understand what your purpose is – as this will drive your strength and energy and will enable you to meet your own ambitions.
- Understand what makes you happy – as this will allow you to recreate this feeling when things are not going to plan and can provide you with focus.
- Understand what is challenging and triggers you to feel defensive, anxious or irritated – as this enables you to develop strategies to avoid negative outcomes.
By sharing these with your team we can all work together and be able to create a positive working environment.
This allows:
- Leadership and followship
- A culture of inclusion and belonging
- Team relationships that are open
- Happiness and motivation
This link allows you to explore your common values – some overlap but others conflict so working with your team to identify your shared value set is at the beginning of your journey as a healthcare entrepreneur or completing a project of quality improvement.
Taking a thought for a walk 