Description
by Arnold Smit
Hardcopy: R359.00 incl vat • ISBN: 978-1-991272-25-6
E-version: R323.00 incl vat • eISBN: 978-1-991272-26-3
Published: February 2025
A Practical Guide to Living, Leading and Building Relationships Through Values.
In a world of competing priorities and ethical dilemmas, how can we truly live by our values? Making Values Real is a transformative guide that bridges the gap between aspiration and action, offering practical insights into integrating values into our personal lives, relationships, workplaces, and society.
Like yeast in baking, values have the power to shape, sustain, and elevate our experiences—if we actively work them into our daily decisions and interactions. Drawing from years of experience in values-based teaching and leadership, this book provides the tools to navigate values conflicts, foster moral agency, and create a culture of integrity. Whether you’re a leader, professional, educator, or simply someone seeking to align your life with your values, this book empowers you to make values a living force in every aspect of your world.
Are you ready to be the baker who brings real, lasting change?
This book is written at a time when there seems to be a hunger for making values real in the world. Due to multiple crises, we need to stand together and yet we are pulled or driven apart by competing ideologies and shallow solutions. We experience the impact of climate change, we pity the plight of migrants, we abhor the cruel impact of war on ordinary citizens, and we have come to distrust those in power whose only priority seems to be their own interests. The author’s hope is that a rediscovery of the practical value of values will help us to embrace our common humanity, nourish our relationships, and help us work through our problems. We need more “bakers” in more places, working the yeast of values into the conversations, decisions, strategies and actions that may keep the dream of a better world alive.
Dr Arnold Smit’s passion for ethical leadership and values is truly inspiring. This book, Making Values Real brings this passion to life, offering pragmatic insights, real-life examples, and tools to help leaders navigate ethical dilemmas with confidence. His work and focus on actionable strategies align with UONGOZI Institute’s mission — to inspire and equip leaders with the tools for inclusive and sustainable leadership. It is an essential resource for any leader committed to making values a guiding force in their decisions and actions. — Emmanuel Tessua, Acting Director of Executive Education, UONGOZI Institute, Tanzania
