How Can We Align Our Beliefs, Values, and Behaviors?

Illustrations by David Foster

How Can We Align Our Beliefs, Values, and Behaviors?


Our beliefs and values are easier to voice than they are to live by. While behaviors are most often the ones out of alignment, organizational beliefs and values need to be checked and tuned frequently. If any one element is out of alignment, an organization can't function effectively, according to leadership guru Ron Heifitz. Getting back into alignment requires adaptive leadership rather than some technical (tactical) solution.