Sounds pretty good right? Well, be careful what you wish for. These were the values of Enron in their Annual ...
Marketing and lies: We need to talk about school value statements
Would you like to work for an organisation that espouses ‘Communication, Respect, Integrity and Excellence’ as its core values?
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There are a lot of schools, businesses and institutions falling for the trap of formally declaring values as a distraction from getting their hands dirty with actual behaviours.
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