DNA 101
      Back to home
      1. Help Center
      2. Knowledge
      3. DNA 101

      Helping Clients Uncover Their Core Values

      This article will help leaders, coaches, consultants, facilitators, trainers, advisors, and individuals to facilitate the Business or Financial DNA Natural Behavior Discovery reporting at a deeper level so that an employee can discover their values for making important decisions.

      Common Questions:

      What resources are available to help interpret and facilitate the Business or Financial DNA Natural Behavior Discovery for greater understanding of myself, employees and also my clients’ values?

      How can I use the Business and Financial DNA interpretation tools and resources to help people discover their values?

      Solution Overview:

      We have developed the Identifying Your Values Discovery Tool to help guide the discovery of a person’s values. You can access the tool here: Click Here To Download

      The Definition of Core Values

      Core values are defined as your most important nonnegotiable principles that guide your behavior and decision-making. They are not aspirational traits or marketing slogans but rather a reflection of who you truly are and have always been. Core values serve as a personal operating system, helping you navigate life with clarity and integrity. They are deeply rooted in your experiences and often tied to formative events in your life. ​

      From an authentic leadership perspective you cannot lead others until you can lead yourself. That requires clarity of your values.

      Your core values should be used as a framework for making key decisions about your:

      1. Career
      2. Relationships
      3. Community that you live in
      4. Finances
      5. Other areas for building a Quality Life and overall well being

      Learning About Who You Are to Discover Your Values

      To learn about your core values, it helps as a starting point to know something about who you are at a deeper level. That is why we have all participants take 10 to 12 minutes to complete their DNA Natural Behavior Discovery up-front.

      By learning about your Natural DNA Behavioral style it will bring clarity to your ingrained talents, strengths and struggles that have been there from early in life. Related to that this understanding will help you identify what is important to you and what is not. Out of that comes your core values.

      Using the Natural DNA Discovery as a foundation, there is a clear link between each of the 16 behavioral traits that are measured and core values. For each of us two to five of the behavioral traits will be stronger than the others which may provide insight into what you may value as important in making decisions.

      Our approach is to provide natural behavior feedback on personal “drivers” and “motivations” which will shape your values based on what provides fulfillment and meaning. You can review and select the drivers and motivations which are important for each of the 16 behavioral traits on the “Drivers” and “Motivtions” worksheets in the Identifying Your Values Discovery Tool.

      Also, based on your life experiences, education and family life you will have some quality of life “priorities.” You can review and select the priorities which are important for each of the 16 behavioral traits on the “Priorities” worksheet in the Identifying Your Values Discovery Tool.

      From there the Identifying Your Values Discovery Tool will help you assimilate your values into statements which will become the foundation of future decision-making. Ideally, having 5 values statements is enough to cover the dimensions of life decision-making.

       

      Still Need Help?

      Submit a ticket here.