1. Of the 10 values described in Schwartz's Value Theory, is there one or two that best describe your own personal values? Which one(s) and why? Can you point to how this value(s) has directly impacted a major decision or action you have taken in your life?
The Schwartz’s value aligned with my personal values would be Self-Direction. Self-Direction is independent thought and action; choosing, creating, exploring, which are happenings I apply ongoing. Growing up, change was constant in my life and it has been something I have always expected, including within relationships. I perceive change in everything and have come to accept and expect it always. The two values adjacent to Self-Direction include Universalism and Stimulation, which I also …show more content…
Wells Fargo created a culture that may have been a good fit for those who value Power, however, I do not value Power. Through the media, Wells Fargo has been exposed for creating a system that was truly scandals, I was a part of it for about six months. This was a conflict of Individual-Organization Value Conflict, which impacted me negatively at work. I never went to work feeling excited and a couple of guys I worked with I did not relate to. A couple of the guys were ruthless when it came to selling consumers products that they did not need and it made me feel helpless. The managers had a desire for Power and expressed it any chance they could, therefore, it was a struggle to perform the tasks required. Personally, I remember feeling drained all the time physically and mentally. During my tenure there, I continuously met my goals and maintained my values by not engaging in sleazy sell tactics. The experience wasn’t all bad, because I had to find a way to maintain my values and met the needs of the company, I stretched my boundaries and did what was not original to me, hence, I forced myself to have a conversation with every consumer I processed a transaction for and by doing so, I picked up the skill of how to sell and have difficult conversations. I happily ended up leaving the organization. The skills I learned brought me success in the position I held next, although it wasn’t ideal to learn skills in that
The Schwartz’s value aligned with my personal values would be Self-Direction. Self-Direction is independent thought and action; choosing, creating, exploring, which are happenings I apply ongoing. Growing up, change was constant in my life and it has been something I have always expected, including within relationships. I perceive change in everything and have come to accept and expect it always. The two values adjacent to Self-Direction include Universalism and Stimulation, which I also …show more content…
Wells Fargo created a culture that may have been a good fit for those who value Power, however, I do not value Power. Through the media, Wells Fargo has been exposed for creating a system that was truly scandals, I was a part of it for about six months. This was a conflict of Individual-Organization Value Conflict, which impacted me negatively at work. I never went to work feeling excited and a couple of guys I worked with I did not relate to. A couple of the guys were ruthless when it came to selling consumers products that they did not need and it made me feel helpless. The managers had a desire for Power and expressed it any chance they could, therefore, it was a struggle to perform the tasks required. Personally, I remember feeling drained all the time physically and mentally. During my tenure there, I continuously met my goals and maintained my values by not engaging in sleazy sell tactics. The experience wasn’t all bad, because I had to find a way to maintain my values and met the needs of the company, I stretched my boundaries and did what was not original to me, hence, I forced myself to have a conversation with every consumer I processed a transaction for and by doing so, I picked up the skill of how to sell and have difficult conversations. I happily ended up leaving the organization. The skills I learned brought me success in the position I held next, although it wasn’t ideal to learn skills in that