During this podcast we hear from former Olympian Toby Jenkins and world-leading Performance Psychologist Jonah Oliver, founders of North Framework, on the significance of values within companies in order to move beyond the hurdles of pressure and stress and achieve the live you want to live, both personally and professionally. We learn more about candidates and their selective processes around values and leadership, the difference between goal setting vs “goal setting in the service of values” and how companies can apply values on a day-to-day basis. 1:32 - The Creation of North Framework and its Purpose 8:12 - The Difference Between Goal Setting vs “Goal Setting in the Service of Values” 9:58 - Values to Help Navigate Stress 14:18 - Candidates and their Selective Process Around Values & Leadership of Companies 26:40 - Normalising feelings as an adult 29:35 - Confidence vs Competence 31:55 – Alleviating Pressure and Getting Behaviours to Follow Values 44:05 - What stands between an organisation and an individual’s exhibiting more candour? 42:05 - Vision for Companies Applying Values Daily 46:30 - Stories of the shift seen in people when they get clear on their vision and values via North Frameworks Coaching The Creation of North Framework and its Purpose As an Olympic water polo player, the focus for Toby was ‘How good could I be?’ Then as the founder of Blue Wire Digital Marketing it shifted to ‘How good could this team be?’ Under significant stress both professionally and personally Toby reconnected with Jonah, who explained the importance of values; a cornerstone piece of work for people to live the lives they want especially when pressure is prominent. Through acknowledging the myth of sacrifice vs choice; and knowing we have the choice of response – the mission of the North Framework was founded. It is to create conditions of high performance, through helping people change their relationship with pressure so they address their stresses and flip that switch to reconnect to what they have inside them (competences) and exercise them to full capacity. The Difference Between Goal Setting vs “Goal Setting in the Service of Values” Many people are successful through society metrics: high income, wife, gold medal, five-bedroom house, however if you look closely there is often low fulfilment and ill health. As Jonah says you must architect your life; you can have it all and maintain high goals, however you need to be very intentional with what you do. Importantly, this is attainable when you understand what it’s all in the service of, ‘how do I do the things that matter, with the people that matter in a values-based way.’ Values to Help Navigate Stress Toby was looking everywhere outside of himself for answers, however after doing the Domains profile with Jonah it was evident work was the aspect of his life that was deeply unsatisfying him and causing this ‘lost’ feeling. Values create an anchor internally; you carry this with you all the time as values are a tool for moment-to-moment decision making, opposingly goals do not endure once succeeded they are ticked off. Furthermore, values are behaviours, once you understand how they look behaviourally, you can stop focusing on the pain or how hard something is and shift the focus to how important it is. Understand the difference between enjoyment and happiness; you want to aim for enjoyment – you don’t hear people saying they were laughing on their way up Mt Everest, but you hear people say they enjoyed that challenge. People that live interesting lives experience challenges and intense experiences and enjoy this journey. Candidates and their Selective Process Around Values & Leadership of Companies It is about value proposition - focus on the individual first and then the company values come to light. Firstly, it is important to understand the company values don’t need to be your values, but it is important they somewhat align, and secondly it is vital that companies take the time to help workers find their values and then align them with the company’s values. It is also important you understand what a value is - values are what you wake up in the morning and bring to the world, or how a friend would describe you when you’re not there. You’re not going to hire 300 people with the same values as the ones on your wall, however, that rich tapestry, of a group of people with their own value set that align with the company are more ethical and much better decision makers in this complex world. It is so important to do the work and bring these values to life, not just have them as words on the wall. Normalising feelings as an adult Utopia of absolute happiness is somewhat false. In pursuit of what is important to you, it is normal to feel and experience a range of emotions. Children will see adults acting in a value congruent way and misinterpret this to believe that the adult had the ability to do this because they had...