Values are not just basic beliefs, needs or standards relatively stable across the life span.
Values are the things that really matter to you!
They develop under the influence of culture, society, and personality and can be classified in ethical, economic, social, aesthetic, and ideological.
The Rokeach value system is classifying values in two categories:
- Terminal values – goals that you want to achieve.
- Instrumental values – behaviors manifested in achieving your goals.
You are motivated to choose a work environment which is congruent with your values because the discrepancies create an unpleasant situation.
Your personal and professional values are something you have when you enter in an organization. The organizational values that you encounter can be similar with yours or just to appear this way. It is a matter of reciprocity: you and the company both have espoused values – values you want the others to think that you respect.
Beyond all classifications, your values are the source of your choices and as Warren Buffett said: “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”
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