Many organisations describe themselves as values-led, often expressing this through mission statements or organisational commitments. Yet professionals frequently recognise that the real values of an organisation become visible not in such statements, but in everyday decisions in the workplace, such things as who is promoted, how conflict is handled, what risks are taken, and whose voices are heard.
Values are not an add-on to organisational life. They form part of the underlying system that shapes behaviour, culture and decision-making, whether they are acknowledged explicitly or not.
This briefing explores how values can be identified, defined and given meaningful traction within organisations. It examines the relationship between values that are made explicit and those that operate implicitly in practice, sometimes with unintended or harmful consequences.
It will also consider how moral standpoints, religions and wider worldviews can shape organisational life, and some of the challenges organisations face when attempting to engage these dimensions thoughtfully.
Participants will be given the opportunity to reflect on the values operating within their own organisations, and on how greater clarity and coherence might be developed between organisational commitments and lived practice.
Date: 2 July 2026
Time: 2:00–3:30pm (UK)
Cost: £75
Many organisations describe themselves as values-led, often expressing this through mission statements or organisational commitments. Yet professionals frequently recognise that the real values of an organisation become visible not in such statements, but in everyday decisions in the workplace, such things as who is promoted, how conflict is handled, what risks are taken, and whose voices are heard.
Values are not an add-on to organisational life. They form part of the underlying system that shapes behaviour, culture and decision-making, whether they are acknowledged explicitly or not.
This briefing explores how values can be identified, defined and given meaningful traction within organisations. It examines the relationship between values that are made explicit and those that operate implicitly in practice, sometimes with unintended or harmful consequences.
It will also consider how moral standpoints, religions and wider worldviews can shape organisational life, and some of the challenges organisations face when attempting to engage these dimensions thoughtfully.
Participants will be given the opportunity to reflect on the values operating within their own organisations, and on how greater clarity and coherence might be developed between organisational commitments and lived practice.
Date: 2 July 2026
Time: 2:00–3:30pm (UK)
Cost: £75
