VALUES & VISION

Ethics, Values and Social Responsibility

Values provide a guiding framework for people to make judgements and wise decisions. With values as their compass, people find themselves aligned. Energy is not wasted in frustration, friction and conflict. Values distinguish the good from the mainstream. They eradicate mixed messages and enable you (and your employees) to sleep easy, without the stress that comes from values conflict.

The Ethics Mark is one way of showing people that you mean what you say. It is a measure of your intent, verified by your stakeholders and certified by the Ethics Foundation. If you want to follow this route we can help you prepare the way. CMC is accredited as a values-led organisation and can bring many years experience to bear to help you to establish values as the foundation of your success.

“I wanted to establish a more focused culture, working to a common goal with a vision and set of values that would become a living model.”

Example; 48 hour residential for key groups with workplace coaching A major logistics organisation needed to attune senior managers from different regions with the aim of significantly increasing market share through collaborative performance excellence. Starting by creating a shared vision, CMC's process for exploration of values and strategies brought people into constructive and enduring relationship. Continuing work within the company resulted in responsible leadership, coherent initiative and high achievement.

Strategy Innovation Workshop

Senior managers are challenged to navigate their organisation through uncharted waters to achieve the future they seek. Following a visioning process, gap analysis will reveal the course to be plotted in a shifting ocean of possibilities. Strategies thus developed feed the business plan. Final results will be determined by the quality of strategic thinking that shaped the process.

“Fantastic! We needed help with strategy and business planning. We have a vision that will take us through the next four years.”

Example; 48-hour residential, follow through workshops and coaching An enterprising manufacturer wanted to engage the leadership teams of subsidiary companies in building, expanding and consolidating the parent organisation's aspirations. CMC engaged senior managers using a rich interactive process that created a shared vision of success and a common approach to strategy innovation. Real-Time Knowledge Capture and follow through into the workplace helped ensure the process was sustained.

Scenario Planning Process

The future is emergent. Scenario planning workshops bring together a variety of significant players to explore the range of possible futures an organisation may need to navigate as it strives to achieve its goals. Prepared minds respond effectively to uncertainty. Scenario planning is a very effective way to get your organisation into shape for dealing with the unknown.

“Needs very well met! The event was fantastic and very successful.”

Example; 3-day inter-company workshop A major contractor in the construction industry wanted to explore possible futures. CMC designed a workshop, including contributions from thought leaders. This brought senior managers from across the company into direct relationship with customers, suppliers and potential partners to explore alternative industry scenarios as a preparation for strategy innovation.