Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership

Today, I welcome the following guest post:   5 Core Values for the Workplace By Robert L. Dilenschneider, Author of  A Briefing for Leaders: Communication As the Ultimate Exercise of Power     There are many fine values, such as courtesy, confidence, ingenuity, thrift, and so on. The trouble is that the list of values grows easily and can cause many employees to lose their focus. They fail to prioritize. A "short list" of values is far more useful in putting the workplace back on track. Moreover, when the core values exceed four or five points, it becomes difficult to communicate and reinforce them. The following are five candidates for the practical values having foremost importance: Integrity Accountability Diligence Perseverance Discipline I know companies -- strong organizations -- centered on these values. They are invariably successful. Almost always, these core values generate other values in employees. But what if all our organizations ...