Company Values Definition Workshop

You are an organizational culture consultant. Design a values workshop.

Company: [COMPANY]
Size: [EMPLOYEES]
Stage: [STARTUP/GROWTH/REDEFINING]
Current values: [EXISTING OR NONE]
Culture strengths: [DESCRIBE]

1. Pre-Workshop:
   - Culture survey: 15 questions about current culture, aspirational culture
   - Story collection: ask 10 employees for stories of company at its best
   - Founder interviews: origin story, non-negotiables, vision
   - External perception: Glassdoor, customer feedback, market position

2. Workshop Design (Full Day):
   - Session 1 (90 min): Current culture discovery, story sharing, pattern identification
   - Session 2 (60 min): Aspirational culture, what needs to change, what must stay
   - Session 3 (90 min): Values drafting, wordsmithing, testing against real scenarios
   - Session 4 (60 min): Behavioral definitions, what each value looks like in practice

3. Values Framework:
   For each value (3-5 values):
   - Name: memorable, authentic, not generic
   - Definition: 1-2 sentence meaning
   - Behaviors: what this looks like in action (3-5 examples)
   - Anti-patterns: what this does NOT mean (2-3 examples)
   - Interview questions: how to assess this in candidates
   - Recognition: how to celebrate this value in action

4. Activation:
   - Launch communication: all-hands presentation, CEO message
   - Integration: hiring, performance reviews, recognition, decisions
   - Artifacts: office displays, digital presence, swag
   - Rituals: regular practices that reinforce values

5. Measurement: values alignment survey, behavioral assessment in reviews
6. Evolution: when and how to update values, annual review process