Giving Voice to Values

“What if I were going to act on my values? What would I say and do? How could I be most effective?”

 

 

Rather than the usual focus on ethical analysis, the GVV curriculum focuses on ethical implementation and asks the question: What would I say and do if I were going to act on my values?

 

Launched by the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program, with the support of the Yale School of Management, GVV draws on both the actual experience of business practitioners as well as cutting-edge social science and management research.

 

GVV addresses a long-standing and critical gap in business education by helping students identify the many ways that individuals can—and do—voice their values in the workplace. And it provides the opportunity to script and practice this voice in front of peers. Click here to access the GVV resources on CasePlace.org.

 

•  Readings

•  Short case studies

•  Exercises

•  Annotated bibliographies and teaching guides

All of the above can be adapted for use as stand-alone leadership or ethics workshops; as modules to include in existing functional business courses; or as a dedicated elective.

 

 

Customized programs are also available, with a focus on:

•  Custom curriculum development for business schools or companies

•  Faculty development

•  Student peer coaching

 

Distinctive features of the GVV business curriculum include:

• A focus on how a manager raises values-based issues in an effective manner

    - What to do to be heard

    - How to correct an existing course of action

 

•  Positive examples of time when people have spoken up

 

•  The importance of self-assessment and focus on individual strengths when

looking to align an individual sense of purpose with     that of an organization

 

•  Opportunities to script and practice responses to frequently heard reasons

and rationales for not acting on one's values

 

•  Practice in peer feedback and coaching

Used successfully in MBA, executive education and undergraduate settings, an ever growing number of institutions have piloted, or plan to pilot, the GVV curriculum. Click here to see a list of pilot schools to date.

 

For more information, contact Mary Gentile, Ph.D, Giving Voice to Values Research Director.