Do Your Values Align?

John Maxwell on 2 John 1-4:
Values: Leaders Must Cherish Truth More Than Anything
Leaders need to examine their professional relationships in light of
their organization's vision. Energy follows when the leader's
personal beliefs align with the organization's values. When leaders
eliminate hypocrisy and deception from their organizations, libery
and power prevail. John uses the word "truth" five times in this
short letter to underscore the necessity of integrity.
Leaders must value truth more than anything else. When truth
presides in an organization, several benefits result:
1. Trust is evident among staff.
2. The leader has less mental clutter.
3. People feel the freedom to be transparent.
4. The leader has credibility when he or she speaks.
Mike's Thoughts:
I have worked in organizations where my beliefs did not align with the
company's values and it was always a contentious relationship. I would
encourage every leader to examine whether his/her beliefs were in line
with their organization's values. If not, I would offer the following advise:
1. Pray about it and a way to reconcile the differences.
2. Seek Godly counsel about it.
3. Make appropriate changes or adjustments.
Another point that stuck out to me is that the leader has less mental
clutter when their beliefs align with the organization's and the
relationship is based on truth. As a leader, it is so important for me to have
a clear mind and I am just not as effective if I'm having to juggle the clutter
of misalignment of values and the absence of truth. (fmd)