How to tell if your company values mean something

There are many companies out there that take values as an afterthought. Patrick Lencioni, a business management expert, calls out a value many companies use -- "Be Honest" -- as the minimum behavioral and social standard that is required of any employee.

Companies that don't "value" values, don't vary much from each other and they never really become distinguished enough to be compared to their competitors.

"Values often intersect with moral qualities but good company values shouldn't be defined by something moral."

Have you tried reading your company values? Have you read it twice? Do these values stick and are they easy to remember? If not, you probably have the wrong values.

Try to have a maximum of five values where employees can easily remember them and these said values can be applied to everyday tasks and whatever challenges they may face.