HUMAN VALUES FOUNDATION: VALUES-THEMED ARTICLE MARCH 2014 Learning is engaging when children and young people are stimulated and excited by it and see the relevance of it. They are constantly making decisions and it’s helpful for them to begin to understand and become aware of the drivers for their choices. Take for a moment, what […]
HUMAN VALUES FOUNDATION- VALUES-THEMED ARTICLE FEB 2014 Young people growing up in today’s world are witnessing how indivduals’ choices and actions can rapidly be broadcast via social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. It’s all the more important therefore that learning to make informed, principled, well considered decisions is an integral part of their […]
?HUMAN VALUES FOUNDATION VALUES-THEMED ARTICLE: January 2014 VALUES mindfulness makes for positive mindsets Children and young people enjoy exploring the role of values in their daily lives because of the excitement as they begin to see more relevance in what they are learning. This awakening can help them experience the benefits of a positive mindset […]
More than ever before, given today’s open access to information, organisational brands have to be authentic. What they are inside has to reflect what they stand for outside. As customers lose trust in institutions of all sorts, they are more inclined to ask whether the organisations to which they give their business share their values. […]
The New York Times wrote a really interesting article about research that shows that profits increase in line with staff pay: Thinking Outside the Big Box Traditional business practice has always taken as read that squeezing employees pay boosts profits. Why is that belief so unfounded? Generally, organisations that pay their staff well do so […]
On 13th September Jackie Le Fèvre and Annie Lawrenson came to the quarterly UKVA meeting to share a story. The story of a unique study that led to a research report called Valuing Support: culture and practice in a person-centred organisation. The report contained some surprises and some encouraging findings for all those interested in […]
‘Release the power of your organization’s values every day’ Written by Alan Williams and Dr. Alison Whybrow Published by LID Publishing, October 2013. Available in hardcover and priced at £16.99. It has been exciting to have contributed to the early journey of The UK Values Alliance and the development of the strategy to achieve our […]
There is increasing talk about Values within society. It has a much deeper significance than it appears. Values are delivering new sources of social capacities that are heralding a tectonic shift in how society is run. The Background To understand how and why the shift is happening, it is worth defining that a society […]
