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Personal values alignment check

Assess how well your daily actions align with your core leadership values

Evaluate the alignment between your stated values and actual behaviors as a leader. This activity helps identify gaps and create action plans for better values-behavior congruence.

40 minutes
reflection

Overview

Evaluate the alignment between your stated values and actual behaviors as a leader. This activity helps identify gaps and create action plans for better values-behavior congruence.

Learning objectives

  • Identify core personal and professional values
  • Assess current behavior alignment
  • Create specific action plans for improvement

Instructions

Complete a values-behavior alignment assessment:

1. List your top 5 leadership values 2. Document recent decisions and actions 3. Rate alignment on a 1-10 scale 4. Identify misalignment patterns 5. Create specific behavior change plans

Steps

1

Values identification

15 minutes

Define and prioritize your core values

2

Behavior audit

15 minutes

Review recent leadership actions

3

Alignment planning

10 minutes

Create improvement action plans

Pro tips

  • Look for patterns, not isolated incidents
  • Consider asking team members for input
  • Focus on behaviors you can change

Example outcome

A documented alignment assessment with 3 specific behavior changes to implement over the next month

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