The Values-Driven Organization

"I am immensely grateful to Richard Barrett and to his organization for my continued success, for changing my own philosophy of business and the way I approach change. In his new book, The Values-Driven Organization, Richard expands on his earlier work, and takes the opportunity to articulate why values are so important in shaping society and why they matter to humanity as a whole." John McFarlane, Chairman, Barclays Bank "Richard Barrett deserves his reputation as the leading expert on how values drive business success. His understanding of the interaction of the stages of psychological development with levels of human motivation is masterly. The insights contained in this book on how an organization can measure its culture and bring about change are intensely practical. The book provides a unique blend of theoretical foundation and useful advice for a leader of any type of organization." Christopher Hodges, MA PhD FSALS, Professor of Justice Systems and Fellow of Wolfson College, University of Oxford "Richards grasp of conscious capitalism is extraordinary. In the second edition of his best-selling book The Values-Driven Organization he provides a process, methodology and tools for measuring the cultural health of organizations. I highly recommend this book if you believe caring for your employees comes before caring for your customers." John Mackey, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market "I have been applying the principles and practices Richard Barrett outlines in this book since 2010 with great results. The insights contained in this latest volume can help anyone become a more conscious leader of corporate culture." Arvind Shankar, Global Managing Director, Accenture Enterprise Enablement "In a world dominated by the power of money, the impact business has on our society is now greater than ever. By bringing empirical evidence and science to the otherwise elusive and qualitative measurements of what makes organizations thrive, Barrett provides the tools we need to measure and nurture the soul of an organization. The Values-Driven Organization maps the science of corporate soul retrieval." Lawrence Ford, Author and CEO of Conscious Capital Wealth Management "In The Values-Driven Organization, Richard Barrett, the world leading expert on values, offers an indispensable overview of how values function as the core operating principle for the human being and subsequently play a much more crucial role for individuals, organizations and societies than is generally understood." Bjrn Larsson, CEO, ForeSight Group "Richard Barrett never disappoints and this book is no exception. Every word is weighted with wisdom!" Ann Dinan, PhD, Deeper Leadership Institute "Richard Barrett's work has been a guiding light for much of the cultural change we have undertaken at CRU in the last few years. The intellectual rigour behind his work, demonstrated in the latest edition of Barrett's book, has been a key factor in our continued success." Nick Morgan, CEO, CRU Group "A superb read! If you are a CEO, Chief HR Officer, or Board member looking to transform your organizations culture, this is an essential read. Barrett provides the holistic, nuanced thinking you will need to guide your cultural transformation journey." Penny Coates, Chief People and Culture Officer, Metcash Trading Limited "Investors, regulators and organizations of all scales and sectors are increasingly demanding; The Values-Driven Organization draws from a wide range of sources and Richards own experiences to provide practical insights and ideas that will be useful to anyone with an interest in cultural transformation." Kevin Hills, EY Culture and Integrity Lead Partner, UK and Ireland "After implementing the principles outlined in Richard's book The Values-Driven Organization, I have seen my organization

Richard Barrett is an author, speaker and internationally recognised thought leader on the evolution of human values in business and society. He is the Founder and Chairman of the Barrett Values Centre, a Fellow of the World Business Academy and former Values Coordinator at the World Bank.

Part I: Understanding values 1. Values-driven. What does it mean? 2. The impact of values on performance 3. What employees want 4. Whole system change Part II: Values alignment and mission alignment 5. The model 6. The Cultural Transformation Tools 7. Building sustainable performance 8. Measuring Cultural Health 9. Types of culture 10. Industry reports Part III: Personal alignment 11. The seven levels of leadership 12. Reducing Personal Entropy 13. Measuring Personal Entropy 14. Coaching the leader 15. The leader as a coach/role model Part IV: Structural realignment 16. Choosing espoused values 17. Organizational democracy 18. Embedding the culture 19. The twenty-first-century organization Annex 1: Short description of SDGs Annex 2: The energy available to an organization Annex 3: The top 40 publicly traded best companies to work for in North America Annex 4: Firms of Endearment Annex 5: Good to Great Companies Annex 6: The Trust Matrix Exercise Annex 7: Theory U and Seven Levels of Consciousness Annex 8: The Four Whys Process Annex 9: Guidelines for choosing values and developing mission and vision statements Annex 10: A Brief Overview of the Origins of the Seven Levels of Consciousness model Annex 11: Defining consciousness Annex 12: List of the Cultural Transformation Tools for mapping the values of organizations Annex 13: Using the BNS to develop a balanced set of strategy indicators Annex 14: CVA data plots and tables Annex 15: Brief description of principal maladaptive schema Annex 16: The personal mastery self-coaching process Annex 17: Tools for mapping the vavlues of individuals and leaders Annex 18: IVA, LVA, IDR and LDR data plots and tables Annex 19: Values, beliefs and behaviours exercise