Personal and Organizational Values:

What Counts Most?

 

Personal Values                                                   Organizational Values

(These Matter Most to Me)                                         (These Matter Most to My Organization)

1.____LOVE__________________                          1.__ Customer Focus____

2.____MERCY________________                           2.__ Equality __________

3.____LOYALTY______________                            3.__ Justice

4.____ACHIVEMENT                                               4.___Loyalty___________

5.____TRUST_______________                              5.___ Trust______________

6.____LEARNING_________                                    6.____QUALITY___________

7.____DIVERTSITY____________                             7.____Mercy_____________

8.____QUALILTY___________                                   8.____Justice____________

9.____JUSTICE________________                            9.____Individual_______

10.___INDIVIDUAL___________                               10.___Loyalty_________

 

 

 

When you have completed your “Top Ten” list, answer the questions on the last page of this exercise

 

PERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES

Accountability           holding individuals and/or groups to account for their actions

Achievement              working for important things and feeling a sense of accomplishment

Community                stressing the importance of the group/organization and its needs

Creativity                   producing imaginative, original ideas

Customer Focus        placing importance on meeting the needs of internal and/or external customers

Diversity                     view differences among people and their ideas as an asset, not as a liability

Economic Security    knowing there will always be a job though the future is uncertain

Effectiveness              achieving the outcomes you seek from those you serve

Efficiency                   getting the most output from available resources

Equality                      ensuring all have the same rights, privileges, and opportunities to succeed

Freedom                     being able to express views, make choices, and take action without undue control

Harmony                    stressing agreement and good relations rather than blaming or fault finding

Individual                   stressing the importance of the individual and the individual’s needs

Justice                        upholding what is right and just

Learning                    gaining knowledge and applying it for the benefit of the self/others

Long Term                 acting with attention to long-term needs/goals even at the expense of short-term demands

Love                            intense feeling of caring and commitment for others

Loyalty                       fidelity/faithfulness to others

Mercy                         kindness and compassion beyond what is required or expected by fairness

Openness                    willingness to share information

Participation              willingness to include others in making decisions and solving problems

Quality                        doing things right the first time

Quantity                     turning out large volumes of work

Responsibility            assuming obligations to discharge specific duties or trusts

Short Term                paying attention to crises and near term goals and needs

Status                          concern with place and prestige

Structure                    acting guided by a set of policies, rule, and/or procedures

Timeliness                  getting things done on time

Trust                           being able to believe in and count on others

Truth                          being honest even if it hurts

 

 

 

 

 Using your values sorts, answer the following questions in the space provided for each:

Are your top ten personal values and your top ten organizational values the same? If not, what are the major differences? What problems, if any, do these differences create for you as a leader?

My personal values are different to my organizational thus the organizational values focus to a group of people rather them my personal views and beliefs.

 

Are there some values on your personal values list that conflict with each other? For example, are there conflicts because you value economic security and freedom? Loyalty and truth? How can you address and resolve these value conflicts?

Yes, for instance, LOVE and CUSTOMER FOCUS are conflicting each other. I will do what is right for your health and not what you want to hear or expect. That for me, is putting love first. I find myself in conflict of what the facility or organization expects from me versus what is right. I will always disagree every time someone refers to my patients as clients.

 

Are there some values on your organization values list that conflict with each other? For example, are there conflicts because the organization tries to focus on quality and quantity? On the short term and the long term? How can you address and resolve these value conflicts?

It is a very fine line when it comes to do what is best for the patient and the facility. Money is always the final straw in healthcare. As nurses, we need to be assertive  to provide best care possible.

 

 Are there some values very important to you that you are not “living” in your day-to-day life? If so, what might you do to bring your life into concert with your most deeply held values?

No, I have my values well define.