#168 - Vision & Value

all right let's jump in the boat proverbial boat let's say we got 10 people in our boat and everyone has an oar and everyone's working hard nobody's lazy in the boat nobody's just sitting there scrolling on their phone everyone is rowing but there's just one problem they're not all rowing in the same direction.

A few people think we're heading north.

Someone else thinks we're heading south.

Two people aren't really sure where we're going, so they're just kind of following the person next to them.

And the person at the front of the boat, they're getting super frustrated, wondering, why aren't we getting anywhere? Everyone needs to row harder.

But is effort really the problem? Maybe what they need isn't more effort.

Maybe they need more clarity.

And I think this happens inside business all the time.

We hire good people, give them responsibilities, set goals, measure production, track numbers, have meetings.

But how often do we actually stop and have a conversation with our team about something bigger? Deeper questions like, where are we going? Why are we going there? And why should any of us care? A friend of mine recently said, I held a vision and value meeting.

And I was like, what's a vision and value meeting? And she told me.

And now here I am, stealing that and sharing it with you.

This is Vision and Value Meeting.

And as we start to think about wrapping up 2026 and heading into a new year, I want to encourage all of you to put one on your calendar and maybe do it quarterly or twice a year.

Maybe it's just once a year.

I'm less concerned about how often you do it.

then I am you actually doing it, right? Having these conversations because there's a big difference between having employees who understand their jobs and having a team that understands the mission.