Abstract

This article will provide leaders of organizations with a practical understanding of how a strategic and pro-active approach to recruiting, hiring and developing human resources whose values are aligned with the core values espoused by the leaders of organization will inspire and motivate employees to higher levels of performance. The literature from the disciplines of leadership, corporate culture, and human resources management reviewed for the study support the position that creating mutually beneficial career opportunities where core values of leaders and their human resources are aligned leads organizations to higher levels of performance. The literature reviewed for this paper supports the correlation between organizational commitment to intellectual capital and high-performing loyal internal customers.