Paul,
>From your post I'd say you're getting it "right" for the situation your
school is in. You "discovered" the value outcome you desire from the
process. Did you find your existing process indeed develops a work ethic?
[snip]
>--here at school we were discussing our Homework completion
>subsys/process--- we
>did a values heiracrchy/clarification and found that what we realy wanted
>was for the student to develop a work ethic ... then the question is, do
>our processes support this value ? Here we had a process and tried to
>find the value. I think the prefered way is to hash out your core values
>and then design processes to attain those values.
I believe this is in agreement with Rol. For existing processes, you
should evaluate each one against your core values--even if that means
reevaluating your core values. When you are in the position to design
your processes, tabula rasa, then you should have a firm grasp on your
core values you intend to imbed in those processes. Then visit the
process/value discussion again after you've measured the process results.
Cheers,
--Ginger Shafer The Leadership Dimension "Bringing Leadership to Life" vshafer@azstarnet.com
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