Communication Quote by John Collison

Enron - although an extreme case - is hardly the only company with a hollow set of values.

— Patrick Lencioni

“Values are the measuring stick for how you make decisions in business: goal setting, employee conduct, recognition, discipline—everything.”

— Amber Hurdle

In the case of Enron, we balance our positions all the time.

— Kenneth Lay

Values can set a company apart from the competition by clarifying its identity and serving as a rallying point for employees. But coming up…

— Patrick Lencioni

I've never commented much about my experience at Enron except to say, when I was there, it was a much more pipeline and asset-oriented…

— Richard Kinder

“Profitability. Growth. Quality. Exceeding customer expectations. These are not examples of values. These are examples of corporate strategies being sold to you as values.”

— Stan Slap

Employees are looking at us to both externally and internally represent the values that are important.

— Julie Sweet

“Employees should be very clear about the companies values. And more importantly, employee values should align with company values.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Values carry the message of shared purposes, standards and conceptions of what is worth living for and what is worth striving for.”

— Anita Roddick

“Values are the true foundation for the evaluation of an individual life or that of the organization.”

— JOEL NYARANGI AKOYA

All fine architectural values are human values, else not valuable.

— Frank Lloyd Wright

We were raised with real values about the importance of work and respect for the people.

— Antoine Arnault