Creating Value Based On Our Values

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16 ways to help your employees to feel more valued, fulfilled, and loved - By Ian Berry

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A central theme of my work with clients is about values and value. Many organizations have a list of values, often highlighted in fancy frames on foyer walls. It seems only a small percentage of workplaces have shared definitions of their values and even less have determined the behaviours that can be measured in order to ensure the day to day living of values.

All organizations have a primary reason for existing; to create value. Regardless of our products or services our success is to do with how much value we create in the minds of our clients or customers. This is perceived value. It is why people buy from us or not.

A formula for creating high perceived value that may help you deliver greater value, IV + EV x PF = PV.

IV stands for Inherent Value. The following about our products and services make up inherent value: Comfort, Consistency, Convenience, Ease of use, Fast / Quick, Price Problem Remover, Quality, Reliability, Safety / Security. These are the basic reasons people buy or not.

Inherent Value without EV however and we probably have a struggling organization or are about to go broke. EV is Emotional Value. The following about our products and services make up emotional value: Belonging, Enjoyment, Escape from boredom, Feeling good, Fun, Happiness, Stimulation, Stress Relief, Surprise, and Wonder.

People are more than likely to buy from us, or not, depending on how they see these factors in our products and services. But even these may not be enough!

PV stands for Pride Factor. The following about our products and services make up pride factor: Exclusivity, Fame / Fortune, Fitness / Health; Leisure, Love, Quality of life, Recognition / Reward, Self Importance. Unless our products and services include perceived connections to these factors people are probably going somewhere other than our place.

How your clients or customers perceive the value you create will be a major factor in your success whether you own an organization or work in one.

Your willingness to create great inherent value, emotional value and address the pride factor will be tested. It is my belief that passing the test has a lot to do with the values that you live by of which trust is perhaps the greatest.

How would you define trust and your other values and would your definition be shared with your workmates?

Could you come up with a bunch of behaviours everyone would need to live to ensure the definitions are true? How could you measure these on a day to day basis?

Be the difference you want to see in the world.

Ian Berry

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About the Author: Ian Berry

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Since 1991 I have partnered with passionate and enlightened leaders in changing what's normal for the good of yourself, other people, our planet, and for profit.

My specialisations are:

Change people can actually believe in and make happen

Change where everyone can win (the technical term is creating shared value or CSV) a business growth strategy referred to in a recent Harvard Business Review article by Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer as The Big Idea.

My fourth book changing what's normal contains 58 sparkenations.

A sparkenation is a word I created to denote: a spark that ignites passion that leads to action that changes what’s normal.

You can check out my online and in person sparkenations here.

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