Decision-making can be overwhelming, especially when the stakes are high, but it doesn’t have to be. Your core values—the beliefs that truly matter to you—can be a powerful guide. Prefer to listen ...

Should I be saving for my child’s future education or saving for my retirement? Should I pay down my lowest credit card debt or the one with the highest interest? Should I rent out my house or just ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Exec coach & former Microsoft CFO. Writes on leadership. Most senior executives have an intuitive sense of their core values—but ...

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In an earlier post on values and personality, I explained why values could be considered a type of personality trait. Personality traits are typically defined as "consistent patterns of thoughts, ...

You’ve planned to have dinner with your friend on Friday night. On Friday morning, the guy you’ve been crushing on asks you out for the evening. Do you say yes and break the date with your friend? You ...

Core values are the equivalent of the rules of a sport: It would not be a sport if there were no rules. Atlassian has had the same five core values since Scott Farquhar discovered them three years ...

We live with infrastructure beneath the service: the pipes in the ground, the electrical wiring behind the walls, or the vast digital architecture of modern life. But don’t forget another foundational ...