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Values, purpose and meaningful work

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 11 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
30 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
As a module in a leadership or talent programme
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Purpose, meaning and success: grey areas
What would you do?

Your team is told to rush a handover so a launch date is met, and you value careful work

Try it: this is one of 18 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 30 minutes
  • Scenario, process, sorting activity, tabs and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, word cloud, ranking, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 179.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 179.1Explain what a personal value is and tell a value from a goal, a rule and a preferenceBest practiceWhole course
SO 179.2Name and rank your own top work values using a simple ranking activity (your result stays private to you)Best practiceWhole course
SO 179.3Describe where purpose and meaning can come from in a role, including small daily tasksBest practiceWhole course
SO 179.4Define what success means to you beyond title and pay, and say how it may change over timeBest practiceWhole course
SO 179.5Spot a values conflict at work, weigh the options and raise it with the right person + your infoBest practice; organisation's stated valuesWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 11 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 30 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Why values matter on an ordinary Tuesday

3 pages

6 min
Before you beginNoteList
Two good weeks, two feelingsTextImage
What differed?ChecklistKey factQuiz
2

What are core values?

3 pages

5 min
Four things people mix upTabsYour info
Sort itSorting activity
Value flashcardsFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

Clarifying your values at work

3 pages

5 min
Rank your valuesTimelineNote
ChecklistChecklist
CheckMulti-select quizNote
4

Purpose, meaning and success: grey areas

3 pages

5 min
Where meaning comes fromAccordion
What would you do?Scenario
Defining successSorting activityMatching quiz
5

Aligning daily work with values

3 pages

5 min
Small shiftsProcess
Raising a values conflictProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoYour infoScenarioQuiz
My one-line commitmentTextNote
6

Your next steps

2 pages

4 min
Your next stepsProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoNote
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "your answers are private and optional
Word cloudOne word for work that felt worth doing
RankingRank what matters most in work for you today
ContentValue, goal, rule and preference in four boxes; where meaning can come from
QuizWhich is a value? Finish the certificate by June · Fairness ✔ · Weekly check-ins · Early starts
QuizA task clashes with something you care about. Best first step? (Name the clash and talk to your manager ✔; quietly cut corners; ignore it; post about it)
Content · customiseCustomise: our values {{ORGANISATION_VALUES_LINK}}, code of conduct {{POLICY_LINK}}, who to talk to
ScaleHow clear are you about what matters most to you at work?
Open-ended / Q&AOne small shift I could make this month
Content · customiseClosing {{HELP_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Which part was most useful? multiple choice
  6. How well does your day-to-day work fit what matters to you? 1-5 scale
  7. Which course should come next? ranking
  8. I feel able to talk about what matters to me with my manager. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the organisation's stated values and the escalation route? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

11 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • The organisation's stated values or culture statement{{ORGANISATION_VALUES_LINK}}
  • The code of conduct or related policy{{POLICY_LINK}}
  • Help contact{{HELP_CONTACT}}
  • Escalation route{{ESCALATION_ROUTE}}
  • Where staff can find confidential support if reflection raises difficult feelings{{WELLBEING_SUPPORT_CONTACT}}
  • Next course link{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}}
Show all 11 fields
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Live session URL{{LIVE_SESSION_URL}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run values, purpose and meaningful work training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

As a module in a leadership or talent programme, at an annual development cycle, or before team values are refreshed.

Who needs this training?

Leadership programme participants and career workshop attendees; run by leadership development, culture or L&D teams.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.

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