While reading “How to link personal values with team values”, I saw the importance of how values affect businesses. Each different core value affects the behavior of an individual which in turn affects how businesses make decisions. CEO of Levi Strauss, Robert Haas, states in an interview that the soft stuff (values) is just as important as the hard stuff (strategies/logic). This reminds me of my past working experiences. I used to think that working was all about the work. I would go in and not talk, be silent and then leave. Slowly, I learned that it was just as important to create a work environment that supports my values. Without this, it is miserable and doesn’t work correctly. For example, I value honesty and kindness so it was important for me  to work for  a business that shared those values. 

This article is similar to one I recently read in SLC 250. It was about how our values affect decision making. “How to link personal values with team values” mentioned how a team decided on a set of values to make company decisions. This relates to the other article because it showed how much our values affect decisions, even when we don’t realize it. 

In the world, recently I have seen many news stories on ethical business practices. This is relevant as these ethical decisions being made are influenced by core values of companies. “Exploring individual and team values is a critical foundation for major organizational change” (Scott 7). In order to create better business practices, new ethical decisions have to be made by establishing common values. 

Scott, Cynthia, and Dennis Jaffe. “How to Link Personal Values with Team Values.” SlideShare, Slideshare, www.slideshare.net/cynthiascott/how-tolinkvalues-article. Accessed 09 Sept. 2025.