Values Alignment Question Bank

Values Alignment Question Bank

For Coaches, Facilitators and Leaders

Supporting Meaningful Conversations About Career Transitions and Professional Purpose

"Values don't just tell us what matters—they reveal where our unique gifts can make their greatest impact.”

200+ Questions to Open, Deepen, and Guide Values Alignment Conversations

This question bank provides 200+ ready-to-use questions designed to help coaches, facilitators, and leaders open, deepen, and guide values-based conversations with clients or colleagues navigating career transitions, professional realignment, or the gap between success and significance.

Eight Essential Conversation Frameworks:

1. Opening Values Conversations – Questions that help clients or colleagues identify what energises them professionally through positive experience, career history, and aspiration
2. Recognising Values Misalignment – Questions that reveal disconnection, understand costs, and notice early warning signs of misalignment
3. Clarifying Core Values – Questions that help clients or colleagues name what matters, test understanding, and distinguish between competing values
4. Values in Decision-Making – Questions for facing choices, navigating trade-offs, and testing decisions against core values
5. Moving Toward Alignment – Questions that explore possibilities, identify practical steps, and address what's stopping movement
6. Team Values Conversations – Questions for discovering shared values, assessing current alignment, and creating collective action
7. Ongoing Alignment Practice – Questions for regular check-ins, recognising evolution, and maintaining awareness over time
8. Difficult Conversations – Questions for preparing to speak truth, navigating vulnerability, establishing boundaries, and holding space for values exploration

Throughout the question bank, questions are organised by professional development purpose, allowing you to quickly find language that fits your client’s or colleague’s current moment. Each section includes questions that invite exploration, helping others discover their own clarity about what truly matters and how to honour those values in their professional lives.

This resource stands alone as a practical tool for immediate use in professional development sessions, with deeper exploration of values alignment available in School of WorkLife's Values Alignment: Career Transition Guide.

One-time purchase. Unlimited professional use in individual and group settings.