Decision-making can be overwhelming, especially when the stakes are high, but it doesn’t have to be. Your core values—the beliefs that truly matter to you—can be a powerful guide. Prefer to listen ...

The likelihood of a culture creating a thriving company increases exponentially when you invest the time and care into ...

You’ve planned to have dinner with your friend on Friday night. On Friday morning, the guy you’ve been crushing on asks you out for the evening. Do you say yes and break the date with your friend? You ...

In an earlier post on values and personality, I explained why values could be considered a type of personality trait. Personality traits are typically defined as "consistent patterns of thoughts, ...

When I ran into a former client at the grocery store, and asked him how things were going, I expected some polite small talk. Instead, what he said blew my mind. The guy (let’s call him Jim) was an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Exec coach & former Microsoft CFO. Writes on leadership. Most senior executives have an intuitive sense of their core values—but ...

Core values are the DNA of any organization. They can’t just be words on your website or live on a conference room wall. They must be the backbone of a company’s culture, how you behave as an ...

Genuine core values guide your organization's actions and decisions and have a direct, measurable impact on your long-term financial health. We live with infrastructure beneath the service: the pipes ...