Discuss the match between a company and its leadership by addressing the following questions:
• What are the primary values of your organization? How do you know? (e.g., mission statement, actions by managers)
• Does your firm's culture match its professed values? What examples can you provide? (e.g., actions in crisis, "walking the talk")
• Does a firm's leader always have values that match those of his or her firm?
Any examples?
• Do your own personal values align with your organization's values? Is this important? Why or why not?
• If you are interviewing for a job at a new company, what can you do to find out about the values and culture of this organization? (e.g., observe employee behavior, ask questions of the interviewer)
• What happens to values during organizational change? Are they maintained during change? Why or why not?
• What changes and/or challenges in your own life have caused you to reassess your values? What has changed? What has stayed the same?