Coaching practices for Conflicting Values

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• I’ve got a short list of values but they’re all just sitting there as equals, and the second two of them collide in real life
• I’m torn between two things I care about
• I’m frozen on a decision where honoring one thing I care about means shortchanging another
• My partner and I keep clashing over things we both supposedly want, and I’ve been assuming we’re aligned underneath
• I’ve named my top values, but looking back at the actual decisions I made this week, I’m not sure my behavior honored a single one of them

Practices that may help

1. Rank your top values
   Force a strict order among your finalists so conflicts resolve in advance.
   Values Clarification, Made Practical
2. Use the bullseye to resolve competing values
   When two values pull in different directions, the bullseye shows you which domain is most neglected and most in need of attention.
   Values Bullseye, Made Practical
3. Resolving a decision with two competing values
   When two values both apply, use your ranked priority to resolve the tension rather than freeze.
   Values Card Sort
4. Mapping shared and divergent values in a relationship
   Do the card sort alongside someone important to you and compare — do not assume your rankings match.
   Values Card Sort
5. The values–behavior gap check
   Audit the last week: which of your top values did your actual decisions honor?
   Values Card Sort
6. Align on core values — where they are shared and where they differ
   Map which values you genuinely share and which you each hold separately — without requiring convergence.
   The Shared Meaning System
7. Stick to Values: act consistently with what actually matters to you
   Before compromising a position, check whether the compromise conflicts with a core value — and hold if it does.
   FAST: DBT’s Skill for Maintaining Self-Respect in Relationships
8. Map shared values before mapping the disagreement
   In any conflict, identify the values or goals you and the other person genuinely share before cataloguing differences.
   Naive Realism: Why Everyone Thinks They See Things as They Are
9. The forced-rank sort
   Write your top 20 candidate values on cards, then sort them ruthlessly until you have a ranked top five.
   Values Card Sort
10. Using values questions to deepen a conversation
    Ask "what matters most to you about this?" to surface values rather than surface preferences.
    Values Card Sort

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