Are your leaders living organizational values?

A quick way to test whether values drive outcomes | (VIDEO)Culture Leadership Charge - May 29 | Are your leaders living organizational values? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( May 29, 2019 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( ADVERTISEMENT  [] Leading Edge [] [A quick way to test whether values drive outcomes]( Companies that practice controversial corporate values are preferable to organizations that say one thing but do another, writes Barry O'Reilly. To learn how you're doing, make a list of values and the behaviors and outcomes they should produce and measure that against the reality in the organization. [Barry O’Reilly]( (5/23) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( 2019 Recruiting Trends Report: Get It Now Attracting and retaining talent is harder than ever - it's a candidate's market. What are you doing to attract top candidates? 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