We Need to STOP Undervaluing Our Values: A Call to Board Action on Values and Culture Integrity
Quick question (really a series of questions because you all know by now that, I never stop at one...) How regularly does your board evaluate the financial position of the organization? How regularly does your board evaluate the community outcomes and impact of the organization? How regularly does your board assess the organization's progress against a strategic plan? How regularly does the board assess organizational culture and behavioral alignment with values? Notice anything about the answers... In my experience, the answers to the first question are usually in line with 'every time the board meets' and then the frequency progressively decreases as you step down through each question - often landing on 'not regularly' or 'never' as the honest answer to the last question. This tells us something about what we are led to believe we are supposed to do as board members and what it is that we actually value. If we are not regularly assessing something, that g