Ep7: Building Success with Personal & Corporate Values with Lindsay Harle-Kadatz

Summary

Get ready for a journey into a transformative discussion about values with Lindsay Harle-Kadatz and Kim Westlund!

They dive headfirst into the importance of values in both personal and professional realms, and it's a rollercoaster of self-discovery.

Lindsay spills the tea on her own values journey, revealing how it led her to pull a 180 on her career path. Imagine values as the compass guiding you through the maze of life – Lindsay did just that!

But hold on, it's not all serious talk. They have a few laughs while stressing the need to connect personal and business values. Because, let's face it, a happy you equals a happy company culture – cue the confetti!

They even unveil the secret sauce of decision-making – spoiler alert: it involves values. It's like having a personal superhero team that helps you make choices that align with who you truly are.

Lindsay also fills us in on brand refresh – think of it as a makeover for your company. The only problem is sometimes this default response avoids getting to the root of the issue — misaligned values!

Oh, and let's not forget the grand finale – the transformative power of living in harmony with your values. It's like turning your life into a blockbuster movie, with you as the star!

This episode will leave you with tools and inspiration to truly discover and evaluate your own values and the impact they have in your life and business! 🚀✨

Takeaways

Values should be actionable and actively exercised, both personally and professionally.

Understanding personal values can lead to a career path that aligns with one's true self.

Alignment between personal and business values is crucial for individual well-being and company culture.

Values guide decision-making and behavior, especially in challenging times.

Leaders should engage their teams in values discussions and listen to their perspectives.

Values play a significant role in brand refresh and should be evaluated when considering changes. Before embarking on a brand refresh, it is important to have deeper conversations about culture and values alignment.

Chasing a brand voice without addressing underlying workplace culture issues can lead to confusion and wasted resources.

Finding personal values requires quiet reflection and journaling to identify what is truly important and what motivates you.

Living in alignment with your values can be life-changing and lead to a more fulfilling and purposeful life.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the Importance of Values

03:21 Personal Values and Career Path

09:20 Connecting Personal Values to Career Choices

14:08 Aligning Personal and Business Values

19:35 Difference Between Personal and Business Values

22:37 The Role of Values in Company Culture

29:56 Setting and Living Company Values

32:14 Keeping Values Top of Mind as a Leader

36:33 Values and New Initiatives

39:31 Brand Refresh and Culture Evaluation

40:30 The Importance of Brand Clarity

44:32 The Relationship Between Branding and Culture

46:57 Finding Personal Values

49:47 The Life-Changing Power of Values

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Lindsay's Takeaways:

If we don't know what our values in action look like...then we don't know our values. Take the time to reflect on what your values are, and you can start to move out of overwhelm in a manner that's aligned FOR YOU. Simplified first steps: How can we begin to define our personal values: 1) Reflect on what is deeply important to you. 2) Identify when you feel most connected/aligned/in flow with your behaviours and choices. 3) Recognize what actions you do that demonstrate the above two points (e.g., family is important ➡️ maintaining family traditions ➡️ baking family cookie recipes). 4) Note who or what you are here in greater service of (e.g., your underlying purpose). 5) Once you identify your actions that are aligned, you will see a common through theme, whereby you can create a definition of a specific value as it pertains to you.