Let’s get things started with the concept of core or shared values.   Whether your organization has them or not, they exist.  You may have to dig a little and reflect.  If you are a new company, this may seem like a fruitless task, but there is no better time than when you are starting out and beginning to build the organization to develop a set of shared values. If you know what they are but don’t have them in writing, take a time out and get them down on paper.