Institute for Values-Based Leadership

VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP: BALANCING HEALTHY SELF-INTEREST AND THE COMMON GOOD.
OUR MISSION: To assist leaders and their organizations and communities to be the very best they can be for prosperity, people, and the planet by inspiring and enabling people to accomplish their highest values in action.
OUR VISION: To be widely valued contributor and partner in providing practical knowledge and wisdom for values-based leaders. Learn more.
Our work with experienced and emerging leaders, entrepreneurs, and scholars to advance the understanding and practice of values-based leadership is focused in the following integrated areas:
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Applied Research and Publications We create, share, and distribute knowledge, including the survey on Canadian national values, through books, articles, video, and a VBL blog. We also develop education resources and curriculum. Learn more... |
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Education We provide accredited programs including the Graduate Certificate in Values-Based Leadership and facilitate personal, professional, and organizational development. We support graduate students in their work on values, vbl, and related topics. Learn more... |
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Forums for Dialogue and Learning We foster open dialogue about values and values-based leadership (VBL) through colloquia, conferences, presentations, think tanks, workshops and discussion forums. Learn more... |
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Services to Organizations We lead/coordinate cultural transformation projects, including cultural values assessments, with experts in the field, and design and implement customized values-based leadership (VBL) programs for organizational and community leaders. Learn more... |





