Copyright © Karen Morel
http://www.ExploringMarketingSuccess.comThere are times when there can be some confusion between
values and
priorities. Once business owners understand these differences, they can begin to make improved decisions about their business.
There is a lot of talk about family values these days. People have strong feelings about types of businesses that are against their religion or are adult-themed. These businesses are ones that are lacking in values.
Consider the word win. As an acronym it can stand for
what's important now and can be used to describe a priority. Priorities are constantly changing, and help business owners decide what it will take to
win the current situation, or put out the most recent fire. People in business, as well as in their personal lives, juggle their priorities on a regular basis. Because of priority shifts, they may end the day not achieving everything on their list of "Things to Do" .
Consider you are in your home office and suddenly your internet service shuts down, due to a broken cable entering your house. While the jobs you were working on have a deadline that is only three hours away, working on them takes a lower place on your list of priorities. Knowing that unless your repair that cable, even if you do get the work completed, you can't submit it online. Your priority is now to fix the line and get your internet service back in operation.
Your values, on the other hand, are what describes who you are. They do not change regardless of the current situation and no amount of external influence will change your values. For example, as a writer you find yourself needing a lot of money in a hurry and are offered the chance to make a significant sum writing for a company that is involved in a business that does not meet the standards of your societal values. Despite the promise of extra income, you would be forced to compromise your values. The money would certainly help eliminate some of the priorities, but compromising your values would be tantamount to compromising who you are.
Business owners are faced with similar dilemmas on almost a daily basis, struggling with doing what's right for the business, their employees and their customers and making every decision fit their values. A customer screaming about a lost order certainly may require top priority for a business owner or manager, but turning around and blaming an employee would go against the values of treating their people with respect.
It can be a tightrope walk on adjusting priorities, but there should never be a question about values. Family time should be a value for everyone and when employees need time off for a special family event, priorities of the business may have to change to meet the values of allowing them time with their families. These situations also require some tough decision making as the owner still has to do what is right for the business and its customers, while making sure the employees are allowed to realize their personal values.
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