Today's business world is characterized by increasing change - - technological, cultural, economic and personal changes. The net effect of these changes is increased anxiety, insecurity and stress for employees, managers, and business owners. The ability to adapt, change or even reinvent an organization is critically important to meeting the challenges of a competitive marketplace, domestic and international.
             How do you reduce and/or alleviate anxiety, insecurity and stress? Implement a values-based approach in the organization. Numerous studies have been conducted over the years and most have concluded a need exists for organizations to be managed by a common vision, purpose and set of values.
             The following is an informative discussion about a values-based intervention, Managing By Values (MBV) not to be confused with Managing By Objectives. MBO has as its primary aim aligning personal goals with business strategies by increasing communications. Although, MBO techniques are reflected in the MBV process, MBV primarily focuses on aligning personal values with daily actions and strategic decisions.
             The idea of Managing By Values was first conceived in the late 1980s by Ken Blanchard and Michael O'Connor. Blanchard is chairman of Blanchard Training and Development, Incorporated, an international training company.
             He is the coauthor of 13 books, namely, The One Minute Manager series and Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute. He is a visiting lecturer at Cornell University and also serves as Trustee Emeritus.
             O'Connor is cofounder and director of the Center for Managing By Values. He is recognized as an expert of behavioral research. With advanced degrees in the behavioral sciences and Ph.D. in management, he specializes in the areas strategy, behavior, and process driven performance. The MBV process is the culmination of his life's work consisting of more than 25 years of research.
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