I was recently asked by an executive team, “How do we start pulling a Succession Plan together? We believe we have many of the pieces already, but we don’t know what to do with them.” That’s a great question and a great position to be in. The answer though, requires you to first be...
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It happened again. As I started a work session with a client group recently, I asked them to bring me up to speed on what’s been happening with their company since our last session. Several managers shared positive updates to projects that supported their strategic plan. Then the CEO commended the managers for their...
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We have all seen values statements hanging on the walls of various organizations. They’re usually nicely framed and tastefully hung for all who pass by to see. However, other than knowing the executive team developed them as part of a strategic planning effort, most of us who walk by our own organization’s values statement...
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Unlike the vision statement, which creates a clear picture of what we want to accomplish or become, the mission statement, clarifies what we do as an organization; why we exist; what purpose we serve. That’s its job. Webster’s Dictionary defines mission as “an assignment or task to be carried out.” The mission statement clarifies...
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