Our values shape us

All too often, our conduct reveals our values.

Values are not intellectual. They are heartfelt. In essence, they are a blueprint of principles that we embrace. They scream out what we are. At a personal level, they are the DNA of our moral fibre. And at a business level, they are representative of our corporate culture. Though we’re often driven to perform by highly demanding goal-centric work environments, en route to achieving such goals, it is essential to guard against being obsessed with outcomes such that we are pressurised to compromise on values cherished by our shareholders, employers, co-workers, friends and family.