Getting value from your values

Past HR Network Event

23 February 2017

Event resources

Organisational ‘values’: What are they and where do they come from?
Wendy Hirsh, Principal Associate, Institute for Employment Studies

Developing and using a Values and Behaviours Framework: Case study
Karen Coleman, Head of Learning and Development, Plan International Inc.

Values-based recruitment
Elaine Tyler, Research Fellow, Institute for Employment Studies

Could you get more value from your values? Group discussion
Wendy Hirsh, Principal Associate, Institute for Employment Studies

Can values add value?
Wendy Hirsh, Principal Associate, Institute for Employment Studies

Event programme

This workshop covered such topics as:

What we mean by organisational values and why organisations may wish to articulate them.
Where values come from and how they relate to organisational purpose, strategy, culture, leadership and the beliefs of individual employees.
The practicalities of how to derive and describe organisational values in behavioural terms.
An illustration from Plan International of how thousands of staff can make an input into statements of values and associated behaviours, and how a refreshed framework can be communicated and embedded in everyday work.
Values-based recruitment.
Getting value from your values ‒ aligning people management processes and practices with your organisational values; walking the talk.

Speakers

Karen Coleman, Head of Learning and Development, Plan International

Wendy Hirsh, Principal Associate, Institute for Employment Studies

Elaine Tyler, Research Fellow, Institute for Employment Studies

Event details

Most organisations have a set of values, but these are often just a list of rather abstract ideas that sound worthy, are not memorable or meaningful for staff and are not integrated into people management. Such lists often look much the same across organisations and are quickly forgotten. This workshop uses research on values and an in-depth case example to explore how we can get more value from having a set of organisational values.