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University of Virginia

Ethical Leadership Through Giving Voice to Values

This course offers an action-oriented introduction to Giving Voice to Values (or GVV), an exciting new approach to values-driven leadership development in the workplace, in business education and in life. GVV is not about persuading people to be more ethical, but instead it starts from the premise that most of us already want to act on our values, but that we also want to feel that we have a reasonable chance of doing so effectively. Through positive, real life examples, pre-scripting, rehearsal and peer coaching, GVV builds the skill, the confidence and likelihood that we will act on our values more often and more successfully. Based on research and practice, with over 1,000 pilots in educational settings and companies on all seven continents, GVV helps answer the questions: “What if I were going to act on my values? What would I say and do? How could I be most effective?” This course was developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and is taught by top-ranked faculty. You will come away from GVV with an expanded toolkit, as well as practice, in a variety of methods and techniques for voicing and enacting your own values and principles. You will develop and practice leadership skills in "peer coaching” with other learners. Through cases and stories based on recognizable workplace, classroom and life values conflicts, you will apply the GVV techniques and “re-frames”, expanding your repertoire for possible action as well as identifying and rehearsing responses that are likely to be most effective. Through this practice, you will gain greater confidence and competence in voicing and enacting your values effectively.

Status: Advocacy
Status: Overcoming Objections
BeginnerCourse11 hours

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YA

Reviewed Nov 25, 2023

Excellent! Gives an insightful perspective to everyday problems we encounter that seem trivial but end up leaving us dissatisfied with the choices we make.

CU

Reviewed Nov 14, 2019

Outstanding and made me think how to effectively address ethical issues. I am now reading the GVV book

KP

Reviewed May 12, 2018

Loved it. I looked forward to doing the work because it made me think through real challenges I was facing in new and productive ways.

SM

Reviewed Feb 18, 2021

Excellent course curriculum. Mary's structural presentations are fantastic. Insightful course for all walks of life.

SS

Reviewed Feb 5, 2021

I found this course to be challenging, great food for thought, and great tools that I'll use in the future to solve problems. Thank you!

AC

Reviewed Apr 19, 2020

Interesting and insightful. I have taken away many tools to implement and to practice in work and life.

AB

Reviewed Jul 18, 2021

V​ery effective course for beginners in the field of bussiness ethics and leadership development.

TM

Reviewed Aug 10, 2020

fantastic approach to analyze yourself and learn how to read others in order to formulate your actions and responses

PC

Reviewed May 16, 2021

Very good course I came to know more about how to raise my voice in difficult situation and stand to my point of view in difficult situations in our life.

MI

Reviewed Nov 21, 2025

As a teacher, I found the course simple and a practical way how we can stand up for whats right and help our students do the same.

GO

Reviewed Oct 24, 2019

Thank you very much. I've always know what to say but now I know how to say it. Thank you very much

SM

Reviewed Aug 27, 2020

I am very happy to have received an in depth understanding of how to voice concerns about my inherent values

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