The Five British Values
The five British Values are: Democracy The Rule of Law Individual liberty Mutual Respect Tolerance of different faiths and beliefs Rokeach (1973) identifies Terminal Values as self-sufficient end-states of existence that a person strives to achieve. So looking at the British Values, the first three (Democracy, the Rule of Law and Individual Liberty) are all Terminal Values. They describe end states […]
An Authentic Life
When we are struggling to work out how we want to live our lives, hanging on to the idea that we want to live a life that is somehow guided by something we trust – personal values, or principles, or a sense of inner ethics – then sometimes a little process can help us. Here’s […]
Introducing Authenticity
Authenticity and authentic behaviour are increasingly heard and used terms to describe the type of people we aspire to be in today’s ever more fraught, complex and ambiguous landscapes. Like many other phrases, authenticity or authentic leadership has expanded in meaning to embrace several related concepts and ideas. According to Howell and Avolio (1992) […]
Decision-making: how do we do that?
Why does decision-making matter so much? When it comes to deciding how happy we are with who we are, it is often the quality of our personal decision-making that distinguishes those of us who are content with who we are from those of us who are discontent. So, personal decision making can for many be […]
Purpose and engagement
If there are two things that we look for and often find missing in our lives they are these: a sense of Purpose and a feeling of Engagement. Purpose is what gets us out of bed in the morning. Engagement is that feeling of really being committed to doing what we are doing. So how […]