The Character@WorkTM Model

 

Character and Values

  1. Clarify the difference between morals, ethics, values, and character
  2. Explore personal and business values
  3. Distinguish between moral and performance character traits
  4. Distinguish between business ethics and character development
  5. Explore the relationship between organizational values and character

Leadership and Culture

  1. Learn how leader values and character affect organizational culture
  2. Understand how organizational culture can impact employee behavior
  3. Identify leader strategies to support employee development and organizational change
  4. Explore the opportunities and limitations of values diversity and conformity

Defining Direction

  1. Discuss ways to create a core character team
  2. Translate organizational values into character traits
  3. Identify the action planning tasks of your character initiative

Motivating Change

  1. Understand the different levels of employee commitment
  2. Identify leader strategies for motivating others
  3. Create a burning platform for your character initiative
  4. Learn how to deal with resistance

Communicating the Initiative

  1. Learn some of the key components of a communications plan
  2. Identify strategies for consistent and effective communications
  3. Gain tips for launching the initiative internally and externally

Practicing Character

  1. Explore your communication style and what it says about your character
  2. Learn how to make decisions based on your values
  3. Discuss ways to put character into practice at every level of the organization
  4. Identify the character traits needed to carry out every business function

Measuring Progress

  1. Discuss four key measurement variables that can reveal progress
  2. Learn the key tools that can measure each variable
  3. Learn when and how to measure

Sustaining Momentum

  1. Explore the need and benefits of leader reflection
  2. Consider the “legacy” of your business
  3. Identify support resources

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