What would your reaction be to an executive who, when asked about company values, replied, “What do you mean by ‘values’? Do you mean ‘value’? I don’t understand what you mean by ‘values’.”

That was Sir Alan Sugar’s response at a recent conference when asked if he’d ever sacked someone because their values conflicted with the company values. (In case you’re wondering, Sir Alan is the counterpart to Donald Trump on the British version of The Apprentice.)

Based on what we’ve seen lately, Sir Alan has a lot of company.

So I have some questions for you.

• How do you establish values in your company or in your life?

• Do you depend on a set ideology or do you determine them yourself?

• Are your values absolute or are they flexible? Why?

• Are they sustainable?

I hope that many of you will take the time to respond and add your own thoughts.

Hat tip to the Leadership Hub for this quote.

Image credit: Arenamontanus on flickr

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