The Power of Values: What They Are And Why They Matter

In this episode, Bart Egnal speaks with Cam Hicks. Cam is Corporate Vice President - Human Resources and Communications at Teleflex.

Listen in to understand the power of values, and how it's integral in crafting your company culture.

Here are some moments from the conversation:

Define "a value"? (5:48)
Building core values in your company (8:50)
Challenges of getting to the key values (10:03)
How to use the values to achieve corporate goals (11:58)
Decentralized decision making (12:27)
Mergers and Acquisitions (14:19)
Finding core values congruence (15:09)
Corporate social responsibility (17:50)
Join act with purpose (18:18)
Values through adversity (20:21)
Handling layoffs (21:34)
Bart talks about the risk of being hypocritical when being values-based (24:55)
Advice about building authentic values-based organization (27:58)
Recognize the critical importance of culture (28:27)
How to deal with values-mismatch (30:42)