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Values - Not Just For the office Wall Plaque: How Personal and Company Values Intersect Kindle Edition

by Irial OFarrell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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This enlightening book provides insight into what personal and company values are and how they can either undermine a business’s performance or create a customer experience that has them coming back for more. All individuals and organizations have values, whether they realize it or not. Values that are ignored contribute to impaired decisions, poor relationships, unnecessary conflict, and increased stress, resulting in underperformance and lost opportunities. Values that are upheld enable effective decisions, improved motivation, increased trust, and collective focus on organizational goals, resulting in loyal customers and increased bottom line. This book outlines how to identify values and the crucial role executives and managers need to play in supporting company values in order to harness their power. So, whether you’re a small business owner or run a multi-million dollar enterprise, whether you’re the chief executive or a front-line manager, or an employee who struggles with connecting with their workplace, this book will change how you see values and the role they can play in your business. “This book will take you to the real core of why some organizations function badly but no one knows why.” - David Wells, CEO, Acuity SOS
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Irial O'Farrell is fascinated by what makes organizations tick and how to optimize performance. Since organizations are made up of people, she is also fascinated by what makes employees, particularly managers and leaders, tick and how she can enable them to maximize their performance. Over the last fifteen years, Irial's fascination has led her from successfully managing operational teams in the US to running a training department in Ireland to becoming an experienced and highly effective executive coach. While completing her coaching qualification, Irial became aware of the power of values on her behavior and performance. Over the past five years, she has worked with many individuals, teams and organizations to uncover their values and to understand the influence those values have on them. During this work, Irial noticed patterns and acquired insights that has resulted in her formulating her own theories of how personal and company values work. Combining her love of writing with her passion for values, Irial decided to share these theories with other likeminded people, who are interested in maximizing their organization's performance, and publish her first book. For more information about Irial, go to www.irialofarrell.com or www.evolutionconsulting.ie

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007PK9FTU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (February 28, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1340 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 180 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 8 ratings

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Irial OFarrell

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Okay, I admit it…I’m a “people-and-performance” geek!

Is that a phrase? I don’t know but I can tell you that since my very first job in Australia, I have been endlessly fascinated with what makes people tick in the workplace and how that collectively combines to impact the business’ performance. This endless curiosity has allowed my 25+ year career evolve from financial services operations to management to learning & development to executive coaching to strategy, organisation design and change management.

Oh, did I mention that I have an exceptionally high level of abstract reasoning?

I do, and my absolute all-time favourite place to apply it is to the human dynamics that impact on business performance. I told you I’m a people-and-performance geek! Seeing the patterns which prompt my curious questions leads to diagnosing the root causes of clients’ performance challenges. That allows me to design some really innovative solutions and monitor how they work out.

The third thing to know about me is that I love to figure out how to get people to their A-ha moments, so they actively make the changes they need t, that result in increased performance. A favourite technique is to walk them down alternative future paths, so they can make their own informed choice. One of my oft-used phrases is: you can make any decision you want, so long as it’s from a position of awareness.

Combining my curiosity and abstract reasoning, I have built up very deep and unique insights into how best to design and implement leadership and management tools, so that they actually deliver the desired results. I have zero interest in tick-boxing. From my own 10 years as a manager, I have experienced the power of high-performing teams. I know that power is real and I want other leaders to experience it and benefit too.

Finally, I love writing. I don’t think I clearly realised this until 2011, when the urge to write grabbed me and I ended up writing Values – Not Just for the Office Wall Plaque, based on the wonderfully transformative effect understanding my own personal values had on me. Life got in the way for several years (as it does) and I didn’t back to writing until COVID hit in 2020.

I’m on a bit of a writing-roll now and I’m intent on sharing my deep expertise and cutting-edge insights through my books. Next up is my 4th book, which will focus on how to give effective feedback.

When I’m not writing books, or working with clients to increase their performance, I’m hanging out with family and friends, reading books, running, travelling the world or watching quiz shows. I also love a good murder mystery.

If learning about leadership and management tools and skills that really drive business performance is of interest to you, follow me on Amazon and keep up-to-date with all my news. Or visit me at www.evolutionconsulting.ie and check out how I can help you and your performance challenges.

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Dilis Clare
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Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2014
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This is not just a business book, it's a very down to earth, clearly written and easy to read 'how to get personal or business values right, and avoid getting them wrong'. It is a step by step learning tool for figuring out your own personal values. These can be applied to your own business context, applied to your choice of what business you choose to work for, or find yourself working in.

Getting them 'right' does not mean they are correct or 'right on' or morally virtuous, it means you are naming what you 'value' accurately. You or your business will then deliver your actual values rather than the ones you would like to give the impression of having. This book has nothing trite and avoids moralising about what can otherwise be a very 'worthy' subject.
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Mr. Bear
5.0 out of 5 stars Readable and insightful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2013
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This book is very well written, and highly readable (a rarity in business-oriented books!) It covers how companies define their values, why their 'true' values often don't match their 'stated' values and the conflicts this can cause. It's a worthwhile read for anyone working in HR or running a business, as it shows how a company can improve morale and profitability by figuring out what it is that the directors really want to achieve and how they can aim to do so. As an employee, I found a lot of it wasn't really relevant to me personally, but on the other hand I did reach the conclusion that I am in the wrong job and need to do something else. Any book which can instil a life-changing decision like that (and one which I fully intend to act on!) has to be worth recommending.
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