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Welcome to your November eZine.
This is an opportune month to take a look at values and what we hold dear, both for ourselves and our organization. Values determine how we act toward and react to others. Often we don’t take the time to self-reflect on what really drives our behavior or take the time to consider what drives others we work and live with.
This eZine will give you many opportunities to do just that. Our article is written on ethics by Rowena Crosbie. It not only will provide some alarming statistics on the breach of ethics found in organizations, but will give you tips to safeguard ethics. To be ethical is a true demonstration of living our values. We also present Rowena Crosbie’s Insight video which gives a solid, brief explanation of how we see the world through our value lens.
Two of the Tero Tips Videos highlight how to align your values and behavior, as well as how to challenge your assumptions. You probably never realized McDonald’s sells shrimp nuggets and curried vegetables in other parts of the world. They realized when they challenged their assumptions, the Big Mac didn’t go over well everywhere. In our last video, we happily pulled out the “ Your Invisible Toolbox Show” archives. We filmed it while on retreat at the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks. Along with a fun summer background as we inch toward winter, it will discuss the important topic of how we challenge our beliefs.
Instead of a quiz, we offer an activity for you to identify your values. This is an important exercise for all of us to occasionally revisit and remind ourselves of what matters to us and how that determines how we operate in our interactions and relationships.
In this month of thankfulness, we want to express our thankfulness for each of you. Together we are a community exploring how to be better, whether in our professional or personal lives, even in these ambiguous and challenging times.
This year more than ever, we appreciate and are thankful for those people in our lives we value and love. If you cannot be surrounded by those you love for the holiday due to Covid, may they be with you in the poignant spirit of pausing to give thanks.
Understanding the Impact of Values in Your Organization
Featured Article: Who Defines Ethics in Your Organization?
Presumption of innocence is a fundamental right in most civilized countries. In criminal trials, the burden of proof rests on the prosecution which is required to meet a threshold of reasonable doubt in the presentation of evidence.
Check Your Ethics
We say we believe in ethics, but do we demonstrate them? Use this challenge to Check Your Ethics.
Insight on Business Podcast: Self-Awareness, Cultural Bias and Business
Michael Libbie talks to Tero Trainer Kyle Hopkins about ways in which we can create a better business climate by becoming more self aware. Of recognizing what might be cultural bias and then channel ways in which to better understand ourselves and others.
Letting Go of Established Practices by Tero VP and Chief Learning Officer Deborah Rinner
Holding onto the way things have always been done can prevent you from seeing new opportunities and growth. In March 2020, the pandemic forced my employer to face a business dilemma that would affect the learning function, our clients, and our bottom line.
Leadership Activities: Clarify Your Values
In lieu of a quiz this month we offer you a link to help you clarity your top values. These are the things you will look for in others as well as react to when you don’t feel you see others honoring the values you hold. After determining your values ask yourself” Do these show up in my expectation of others? How can I challenge myself to open myself up to others who might hold differing values?
Tero was included among the Best of in the Business Record’s Readers Poll again in 2020. Thank you to all of our clients, workshop participants, Tero graduates and everyone who voted for Tero International. Thank you for the confidence you've placed in Tero International for your professional development. In the category of Best Training and Development Company, Tero International has been named on the Best Of List by the Des Moines Business Record in their annual Reader's Poll every year since the category was introduced in 2007.
Understanding our values also helps us challenge and redefine our beliefs: Your Invisible Toolbox Chapter 94 “Are You a Morning Person?”
Are you ready to gain a better understanding of self?
Join Tero virtually on December 11, 2020 to gain knowledge of self through assessment and training, discover and build on your own strengths, recognize that a strength done to excess can become a weakness, and begin developing a plan of action to address skill gaps.
Pressure is mounting on our business leaders to move beyond diversity to racial equity within their own companies’ walls. We are here to help. The Business Record, Urban Dreams and Tero International are collaboratively announcing the Executive Vision Series: Strategies for Racial Equity, a powerful new offering for leadership teams and boards.
United Way of Central Iowa’s 21-day Equity Challenge begins Oct. 5. The challenge will convene the community for 21 weekdays to learn about different topics through readings, videos or podcasts and provide ways participants can take action. Participation is free. The goal is to have 10,000 Central Iowans participate. To participate, you can sign up here.
Here's What's Happening at Tero International
To clients, graduates and friends of Tero,
Global concern and a lot of unknowns about the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) have captured everyone’s attention. Mixed messages and non-stop media reporting leaves all of us with heightened concern for the safety of ourselves and others.
This message is to alert you to the steps we are taking at Tero to address the threat and protect our clients and workshop participants. This is our fourth update. More will follow as the situation continues to change and evolve. If you have any questions or concerns, please drop me a note at rcrosbie@tero.com.
Continue reading the rest of Ro's message regarding questions you may have regarding Tero products and Services. READ HERE.
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Since 1993, Tero International has earned a distinguished reputation as a premier interpersonal skills research and corporate training company. Professionals from locations around the world are graduates of Tero's workshops and hundreds of leaders turn to Tero for their executive coaching services.
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