Coaching practices for Value Alignment Partnership

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

• I assumed we wanted the same things, but lately our differences keep surfacing and I can’t tell which ones are real gaps in what we value and which are just us never having checked whether we’re actually aligned.
• My partner and I keep clashing over things we both supposedly want, and I’ve been assuming we’re aligned underneath
• We’re treating this like a fight when actually we both want the same outcome
• I’m good at the collaborative part — I help grow the deal and everyone’s warm — and then I’m so worried about seeming greedy that I walk away with the short end while they take most of what we built.
• We’ve got nice-sounding values up on the wall and the website, but they do nothing in the room when a real hiring or judgment call is on the table

Practices that may help

1. 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
2. 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
3. Accountability Partners
   An accountability partner is someone you regularly report progress to, which raises follow-through by adding a social cost to quitting and a felt obligation to show up. The effect is real and best supported when the arrangement is specific, scheduled, and carries genuine stakes — a vague "let’s keep each other accountable" usually does little.
4. Identify compatible interests for joint gain
   When both sides care about the same thing — quality, reputation, timing — agreements that serve that shared interest outperform splits.
   Interests vs. Positions: The Core of Integrative Negotiation
5. Create value first, then claim your share
   Expand the pie before you fight over slices — but don’t forget to take your slice.
   Win-Win Thinking: Expanding the Pie
6. Make core values operational, not decorative
   Use core values in hiring, recognition, and decision-making — not just on the website.
   The Rockefeller Habits: Scaling Up with Rhythm and Focus
7. Mapping your ideal self explicitly
   Articulate specifically who your ideal self is — the person you are working toward — so your partner can sculpt toward it rather than guessing.
   The Michelangelo Phenomenon: How Partners Sculpt Each Other
8. Values-Based Spending, Made Practical
   Values-based spending is the practice of deliberately allocating money toward what you have identified as genuinely important to you — and cutting spending that does not reflect those priorities. It is not minimalism or frugality; it is a decision framework that uses your stated values as the filter for every financial choice. The evidence base is primarily from financial psychology and hedonic wellbeing research, not clinical trials.
9. Collaborating (assertive and cooperative)
   Work the underlying interests until you find a solution that genuinely meets both sides’ needs.
   The Five Conflict-Resolution Styles
10. Developing genuine curiosity about your partner’s ideal self
    Invest in knowing who your partner wants to become — not who they were or who you want them to be.
    The Michelangelo Phenomenon: How Partners Sculpt Each Other

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