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Ethical Leadership Through Giving Voice to Values

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Course Summary

Giving Voice to Values (GVV) is a pioneering approach to values-driven leadership development in business education and the workplace. Rather than a focus on ethical analysis, this approach focuses on ethical implementation and asks the questions: “What if I were going to act on my values? What would I say and do? How could I be most effective?”

Key Learning Points

GVV is a practical and innovative approach to values-driven leadership development
The course focuses on ethical implementation instead of ethical analysis
GVV asks the question 'what if I were going to act on my values?'

Learning Outcomes

Understand the GVV approach to values-driven leadership development
Develop skills in ethical implementation
Learn to effectively articulate and act on your values

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

No prior knowledge or experience is required for this course
The course is open to anyone interested in developing their values-driven leadership skills

Course Difficulty Level

Beginner

Course Format

Online self-paced course
Video lectures
Quizzes and assignments

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Description

This course offers an action-oriented introduction to Giving Voice to Values (or GVV), an exciting new approach to values-driven leadership development in the workplace, in business education and in life.

GVV is not about persuading people to be more ethical, but instead it starts from the premise that most of us already want to act on our values, but that we also want to feel that we have a reasonable chance of doing so effectively. Through positive, real life examples, pre-scripting, rehearsal and peer coaching, GVV builds the skill, the confidence and likelihood that we will act on our values more often and more successfully. Based on research and practice, with over 1,000 pilots in educational settings and companies on all seven continents, GVV helps answer the questions: “What if I were going to act on my values? What would I say and do? How could I be most effective?” This course was developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and is taught by top-ranked faculty. You will come away from GVV with an expanded toolkit, as well as practice, in a variety of methods and techniques for voicing and enacting your own values and principles. You will develop and practice leadership skills in "peer coaching” with other learners. Through cases and stories based on recognizable workplace, classroom and life values conflicts, you will apply the GVV techniques and “re-frames”, expanding your repertoire for possible action as well as identifying and rehearsing responses that are likely to be most effective. Through this practice, you will gain greater confidence and competence in voicing and enacting your values effectively.

Knowledge

The skills and confidence to act on your values
A toolkit for voicing and enacting your values and principles
Leadership skills in responding to values conflicts
The ability to voice your values effectively

Outline

What Is Giving Voice to Values? Why and How It Works
Welcome to the Course and Week 1
The Client Who Fell Through the Cracks
The Client Who Fell Through the Cracks: What Happened?
Why Take this Course?
What is Giving Voice to Values (GVV)?
GVV in the Workplace: The Challenge
Interview With Royanne, Chief Ethics Officer for a Fortune 100 Company
Interview With Chris, Professor at Notre Dame
Interview with John, President and COO
Interview with Kevin, President of Basik Insight, LLC and Retired Lieutenant Colonel US Air Force
What the Research Tells Us
The Three A's
The Three GVV "Flips"
The Seven GVV Pillars
GVV Pillar One: VALUES
GVV Pillar Two: PURPOSE
Key Takeaways From Week 1
Course Requirements & Resources
GVV Survey
Week One

Recognizing and Learning From Your Success and Failures
Week 2 Introduction
A Tale of Two Stories
Debriefing a Tale of Two Stories and GVV Pillar Three: CHOICE
Obedience to Authority and Choice
GVV Pillar Four: NORMALIZATION
Enablers and Disablers & GVV Pillar Five: SELF-KNOWLEDGE & ALIGNMENT
The Diversity Consultant
The Diversity Consultant: What Happened?
Reconsidering Your Starting Assumptions
Key Takeaways from Week 2
Exercise: A Tale of Two Stories
GVV Personal-Professional Profile
Week Two

Developing Scripts and Action Plans
Welcome to Week 3
Introduction to GVV Scripting and Action Planning
GVV Pillars: Voice
GVV Pillars: Reasons & Rationalizations
Levers for Influence/Impact: It Depends Where You Sit
GVV Case Study: Jeff Salett From the Top (A)
GVV Case Study: Jeff Salett From the Top (B)
GVV Case Study: Is This My Place? Speaking Up (A)
GVV Case Study: Is This My Place? Speaking Up (B)
Key Takeaways from Week 3
Week 3 Quiz

Addressing Challenges and Opportunities with the GVV Approach
Welcome to Week 4
The Challenges and Opportunities of Values-Driven Leadership
The Challenges and Opportunities of Values-Driven Leadership: For Managers and Corporate Users
The Challenges and Opportunities of Values-Driven Leadership: For Faculty
Lessons of GVV
GVV for Senior Leaders
GVV In the Workplace: The Solution
Interview With Royanne, Chief Ethics Officer for a Fortune 100 Company
Interview with Chris, Professor at Notre Dame
Interview with John, President and COO
Interview with Kevin, President of Basik Insight, LLC and Retired Lieutenant Colonel US Air Force
Course Key Takeaways
Week 4 Quiz