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Core values of individuals - Are they of real use?

By Bamboo In The Wind


Top Three Values for a Starter

Core values play a vital role in the way a small set of people embark upon a purposeful journey to solve problems. I call them "Starters". They are self-starters indeed.

It is the act of doing something meaningful when no one is watching over your shoulders. How you conduct and hold yourself accountable under no supervision, defines how well the starters collaborate, course correct and produce.

As such core values are defined by the core beliefs of a person. In my opinion, there are many important virtues of our personal beliefs that extend into our work-life equally suitably.

1. Honesty/Truthfulness

It is important to avoid short-cuts in startups where all initial brand creation will likely happen by keeping the given word. Truthfulness is the foundation of building trust and lasting relationships. Starters usually have a promise of a bright future (how they can contribute) and passion (enthusiasm and commitment) to march in the direction of the future. Truthfulness and the ability to express truthfulness with responsibility define the essence of their character.

2. Transparency

It is important to possess a belief in delivering good news and bad news with equal openness. It allows candid dialogue internally with ourselves and about decisions and externally with those we interact with in personal life, social or professional context.

3. Initiative

A lot that happens from someone who is a starter is because of proactive behavior. No one is likely to tell you what to do and when because everyone is figuring out what and how that fulfills us. The initiative is the single most important personal belief that makes one march to acting on something, creating artifacts or doing work that no one else seems to have picked up.

Initiative gets us started, it defines the core culture of being a self-starter and it makes us create smaller meaningful wins that amount to larger wins towards goals.

While quite apparent that core values are emphasized every day, starter thinking sets a quickly apart and makes one display core values through what is done.

Think, Create, Institutionalize.

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