... be on every business card, email signature and letterhead. Eureka, we had our mission statement and it was short enough as well as impactful enough that everyone could remember it! The 8 word criterion has held up well whenever I have been asked to participate in the creation of or revision of mission statements. I love it because it keeps the "word smithing" and ...

... a leader who could “convey clearly what the work unit is trying to do.” The same applies to mission statements, which set the tone. Employees, vendors, and clients don’t ... ;re trying to sell a product, how and how many? If you’re trying to change lives, how and whose? Take your wonky mission statement and rip it to shreds. Then ponder your ambitions, and write and rewrite the ...

... Two VERY synchronistic things aligned last week to help us support our vision/mission. Two facilitators have found their way to us and will help us manifest two classes that we are very excited about. Mandala ... are some photos from our first class. Stay tuned, there is more to come. If you are looking for support to get your mission statement or business plan going, give me a ring. There are ...

A random survey of mission statements of different schools. Fun reading! From Doon School, India “Each boy must train himself to think clearly so that he will be willing to come to conclusions that may be different from what he has expected and may point to something different from what we were brought up to believe to

... help motivate us to think more clearly. Because it was neither clear nor useful -- and if it wasn't useful, why the heck were we arguing about it? Mission statements don't have to be dumb. In fact, they can be very valuable, ... a product, how and how many? If you're trying to change lives, how and whose? Take your wonky mission statement and rip it to shreds. Then ponder your ambitions, ...

... -speak. But it doesn't have to be that way. As FC puts it: "Mission statements don't have to be dumb. In fact, they can be very valuable, ... ;convey clearly what the work unit is trying to do.' The same applies to mission statements, which set the tone. Employees, vendors, ... clients don't get stoked by fuzzy mission statements. They will line up behind concrete goals." Thoughts ...

... to define what it is distinctive about a company. In fact, I often see mission statements that could easily pertain to a firm's direct ... s Lublin's terrific advice on how to fix your firm's mission statement: "Write a ... a product, how and how many? If you're trying to change lives, how and whose? Take your wonky mission statement and rip it to shreds. Then ponder your ambitions, ...

... (endorsement of Senator Lugar being the most offensive of these) I agree most decidedly with his statements. He also pointed out that the Humane Society of the United States is one of ... friends is the main reason I started this blog and one of the mission statements underlying my daily nonsense. And speaking of daily nonsense, I'm having trouble getting back into the groove of daily blogging ...

... Planning Office requested the insight of a few volunteers in support of their action on the vision and mission statements for the agency. Those who accepted the challenge gathered in the “upper ... ? Are we like pilot leaves: testing to see if we can survive in new environments? These are the vision statements we captured that night. What is your vision for NASA? NASA will heal the plant and ...

... a good nine-page critique of the search for "mission" is found in Michael Oakeshott's ... in knowing how to behave in a certain way and in trying to behave in that way; and what he calls his "mission" is only a shorthand expression of this knowledge and endeavour. ... education are means to the end? Do singers, painters, poets, pastors, scholars and teachers need mission statements? ...