Learning & Development

Values-to-Skills Mapping Builder

Turn abstract company values into a small, concrete set of observable skills per value, then thread that mapping through leadership development and existing recurring company motions.

Inspired by Marci Paino·Chief Learning Officer (VP, Enterprise Learning & Growth)·Cisco

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What this skill does

Turns abstract company values into a small, concrete set of observable skills per value, then threads that mapping through leadership development and existing recurring company motions.

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Customization intake

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Step-by-step implementation process

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Definition of done

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Common pitfalls

Where teams usually get this wrong, and how to avoid it.

The process

Step 1 — Step 1 — Confirm or finalize the values/guiding principles themselves.

Step 2 — Step 2 — Pull in both leadership perspective and employee listening data.

Step 3 — Step 3 — Draft 3-5 concrete, observable skills under each value.

Step 4 — Step 4 — Anchor leadership development directly to the skill list.

Step 5 — Step 5 — Thread the mapping through existing recurring motions, not new ones.

Step 6 — Step 6 — Build in an annual recalibration checkpoint.

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Where this came from

Inspired by Marci Paino, Chief Learning Officer (VP, Enterprise Learning & Growth) at Cisco

Heard on Skilled (The Skilled Podcast, by Growthspace)

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This skill was built by the Skills for People team based on Marci Paino's public remarks — not written or reviewed by them.