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How to conduct a ‘values inventory’—and why you should

fastcompany.com · 13dShare

“I know you can’t tell me what to do.” I hear some version of that sentence almost every week from coaching clients wrestling with career decisions . Should they accept the promotion? Leave a leadership role? Start a company? Stay where they are? By the time we meet, they’ve usually done everything they know how to do. They’ve made pro-and-con lists, sought advice from trusted colleagues, and analyzed every possible outcome . Yet they still feel stuck . That’s because the hardest leadership decisions are rarely information problems. They’re values conflicts . {"blockType":"mv-promo-block","data":{"imageDesktopUrl":"https:\/\/images.fastcompany.com\/image\/upload\/f_webp,q_auto,c_fit\/wp-cms-2\/2025\/11\/cupofambition.png","imageMobileUrl":"https:\/\/images.fastcompany.com\/image\/upload\/f_webp,q_auto,c_fit\/wp-cms-2\/2025\/11\/cupofambition-mobile.png","eyebrow":"","headline":"\u003Cstrong\u003ESubscribe to A Cup of Ambition\u003C\/strong\u003E","dek":"A biweekly newsletter for high-a

First report: The New Burnout isn’t about working too much. It’s about working without meaning — fastcompany.com, 14d