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A good strategy drives actions that differentiate the company and produce operational andfinancial success.  \n• Holistic, foundational technique that creates an overarching approach to business decisions in tune with your core identity AND based on your inherent strengths .  \n• Strategic planning in action provides entrepreneurs with a strong philosophical and practical base upon which daily and monthly decisions can be gauged.  \n• A business that tries to understand and appreciate what is best in itself will find/ discover more and more of what it can actually be great at .  \n• To stay balanced; to see what is actually happening and then get clear on where you want to be when this begins to turn around—as it will.  \n• Provides a powerful and practical antidote to fear—and to the paralysis and poor choices that arise from fear. To lead rather than to “hunker down” and react .  \n• Our goal is help you leverage your core strengths to achieve your noblest ambitions .  \nCore Values: What are they?  \n• The unchanging qualities that an organization deems most essential.  \n• Should manifest in every aspect of the organization’s routine.  \n• Allow for a consistent perception of brand for the target audience through every medium of communication .  \nThe brandis the soul of your business identity and how you tell your story, in words and images across all mediums and media, expressing the inner core of who you are as a business  \n• They are the “creed” that becomes the cornerstone for developing the brand’s positioning, but they are also the personal guide and beacon for your identity asa Principal.  \nCore Values: Why do I need them?  \n• Ethical leadership is knowing your core values and having the courage to integrate them with your actions, being mindful of the common good.  \n• Core values help make difficult business decisions, lifestyle choices, employee/ product/services/direction decisions, future next steps, etc.  \n• Find common ground with your colleagues/competitors, or someone you disagree with.  \n• Integrate them as fully as possible into your life-work.  \n• Exercise can serve as a compass as you navigate the critical decisions your business presents. Create a set of values that the Objectives in your annual strategic plan can echo and exemplify.  \nDefining your Core Values  \nDefining your Core Values  \n• Review the values, using them as inspiration to get your thoughts moving.  \n• Use the blank lines atthe bottom add any values that are important to you and your business that are not listed.  \n• Be careful not to choose words that you think you “should” choose . If none of the listed words resonate, add all your own, and choose from those .  \n• Circle all the values that resonate with you, that represent the way you live your life; go with your gut.  \n• Put a star next to all of the value words that are very important to you in your business identity, including any you may have added. 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