Seen that? – Does Your Mission Statement Mean Anything to Anyone?
Does Your Mission Statement Mean Anything to Anyone? Bizinformer
The problem with mission statements is they are overwhelmingly meaningless outcomes of multi-day offsite meetings, where a small group of people sit and hammer one out because it's on the agenda. They have to write a mission statement because it needs to be disseminated to the employees upon their return. Once read at an all hands meeting, the company or organization can go back to whatever they were doing. Most mission [...] Read More
Mission Or Mantra – Which Do You Have? Bizinformer
At a recent meeting, the discussion of whether or not company should have a mission statement came up. There was much debate, but the general consensus was that mission statements are usually just a bunch of words – nothing really actionable that describes the experience a customer can expect when doing business with you. However, a new word gaining popularity in the business world is "mantra," which is a short statement [...] Read More
Corny in NOT Ineffective Bizinformer
Scott Ginsberg is celebrating wearing his name tag for 2,500 days today. For those of you who aren't familiar with the 20-something entrepreneur – he learned early on that wearing a name tag makes you more approachable and he's crafted a successful speaking and writing career out of teaching others how to be more approachable. In yesterday's post he asks if corny is ineffective. As the mother of Pollyanna myself – [...] Read More
Define the Purpose of Your Business Biz Plan Hacks
A clear, compelling and exciting purpose can make a substantial difference in achieving your objectives. It becomes the driving force behind the business. Express what is important to you. Sometimes called a mission statement, I like to think of it as defining your purpose and it should answer these questions: 1) Why does your business exist? 2) To what end is all the businesses effort and time being expended? 3) Who is the [...] Read More
Mission: Morning News Wandalust
I don't know about you, but I like that peculiar arrangement of hotel interiors that allows you to successfully bounce the morning news from the telly to the mirror over the desk to the bathroom door mirror to the bathroom mirror. That way I can watch the morning (or afternoon) news whilst brushing my teeth and glossing my lips, even if it does require a slight bending of the laws [...] Read More
