Vision V/s Values

The HR Induction at my company encompassed of a number of sessions.... my personal favourite was the C-LIFE one... majoring because of the orator( HR Head of Mysore DC)

C-> Customer Delight
L -> Leadership by example
I -> Integrity
F -> Fairness in actions
E -> Pursuance of excellence

The session started with the famous tale of "Pontiac and Vanilla Ice-cream" by Sir( we in our Company are primarily recommended to address everyone by their first names.... but i think there is a certain class of people who just dont necessary command respect rather deserve it from people around them.... he has a voice which demands one's attention and at no point would let it go).... after the tale came the dictionary meanings of Values and Vision .... we were asked to give our views about the key words.....one of us stood up n said "Values are what we possess and Vision is what we try to achieve through it....".... At this point Arun Sir asked us to formally introduce ourselves before we expressed our views on the subjects following in the sessions... but with a pun which was .... "My Mom asked me not to talk to the strangers.... so if u want me to answer u kindly introduce urself".... then came the activity when we were asked to pen down one situation each when we had compromised n not .... with our values.....something which was not a difficult task .... then came the difficult part of the activity when this scribble was suppose to be made public.... some of us came up with situations where compromises were done on the grounds of practicality and professionalism.... the general view being " Compromises on Values is advisable only if its in public interest and not just limited to one's personal gains.... "

For me Vision and Values are like two sides of the same coin.... there is mutual coexistence between them.... there exists a dynamic equilibrium between the two forces... i would say Values are the Cause while Vision is its Effect.... u cannot have a good Vision without a proper set of Values.....