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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If you’re wondering when to update your business plan, here are ten indicators it may be time: 10. Someone wrote “Update Me” in the dust on your current business plan. 9. You vaguely remember creating your business plan about the same time you bought your first fax machine. 8. When asked if they’ve ever...
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