In this episode with leadership coach Mary Beth Highland, we dive deep into the concept of values and their connection to burnout.  Mary Beth shares her personal journey of work addiction and how reevaluating her values helped her find peace and regain balance. She also outlines a practical approach to uncovering your core values, distinguishing them from aspirational or descriptive ones.  We touch on strategies to align personal values with organizational ones and turn them into effective guidance for decision-making and behavior.  MaryBeth Hyland is a bestselling author, coach and consultant on how to create a thriving life and business. She’s successfully led culture change efforts across nearly every industry. As a certified mediator, mindfulness instructor, and values expert she engages audiences and teams all over the world with her authentic style of facilitation, keynote speaking, and empowerment.  She’s a published thought leader in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and New York Times to name a few. You can catch her interviews on how to reduce stress at work on ABC, CBS, and NBC. Her recent awards include: “Circle of Excellence“, “Innovator of the Year“, “Top 100 Women“, “Civic Engagement Leader“, and “Leading Women“. Her personal life’s mission is to remind people of the truth by giving full permission to be human. When she’s not on podcasts, she can be found on horseback in the mountains of Idaho wrangling cattle on her quest to become a cowgirl! This is a valuable conversation if you’re feeling overwhelmed or out of alignment, offering insights into the restorative power of understanding and acting on your values. We talk about: [0:00] Intro [3:35] Being the Chief Visionary of Spark Vision [6:35] Why she centered her book around values [9:00] Her definition of values and how we can find the right words to identify ours [9:50] The observation of organizations sometimes choosing non-heart driven ideas as their values [13:20] Connecting company values to teams [17:30] Building the muscle of talking about our values [19:35] MaryBeth’s process for identifying individual core values [25:25] My own experience examining my core values [29:00] Using our values work after doing that initial deep dive [31:35] Burnout and alignment to our values [35:30] How we bridge the gap between personal values and organizational values [41:20] How leaders can support organizational values while honoring their own [46:20] The difference between guiding principles, code of conduct, values, and leadership competencies [51:00] Rapid fire questions   Join MaryBeth and I for this conversation, as we get into the impact that understanding our values has on our overall success in life and within the workplace. You can find the full transcript of our conversation on my website, along with more information about MaryBeth and her work. Thank you for being a part of my podcast community, and remember to stay tuned for more inspiring episodes to come! #PodcastEpisode #TraumaInformedLeadership #SelfAwareness #EmotionalIntelligence #ProfessionalGrowth Connect with MaryBeth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marybethhyland/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marybethandjames/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sparkvisionllc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqXY58u471QmFGE58ni0LWw https://corevaluesquiz.com/ https://sparkvisionnow.com/ https://marybethspeaks.com/ Connect with me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolynswora/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynswora/ Website: https://www.carolynswora.com/ Contact: [email protected]