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Mission Statements
Mission Statements Purpose and Values
Mission Statements and Purpose Statements help align the team.
Business owners who take the time to create a mission statement based on the purpose, passion and vision of the business will find that it is easier to connect employees and stakeholders to why you do what you do.
I have a number of ways to come up with the right words to describe the vision. But the first question to ask is why are you in business and who do you make a difference to?
A mission statement embodies why you are in business, what business you are in and how you will go about it. People who do not know you will read it and know what the business stands for. In this series of blogs I write about purpose, mission, vision, values and how we brought it all together.
A mission statement is clear, short and can be understood by those outside your industry.
Catch up on the Mission & Purpose blog posts
The four letter word: When fear stops us in business
It is not foes that create disruption – it’s the fear of change. When you hear the word ‘fear’ what happens? Do you think it produces a productive emotion, or something to be avoided? Do you wish you had no ‘foes’ and would life be easier? During my keynote...
Leadership and Business: Are we there yet?
Growth Strategy This year I have been speaking to those in business leadership about ‘my growth obsession and the experience economy’. There are a few key elements that I explore within this as the critical elements to a growth strategy: Leadership People...
Painted Picture: The Future is Bright
Painted Picture Strategy August in our community is all about the Painted Picture. Creating a vision for your life and your business is not simply whimsy. By envisioning your future and working on your painted picture document, you can shine some serious light on the...
What can Small Business learn from Big Business CEOs
Lessons from top CEOs What can Small Business learn from Big Business CEOs? We buy from them, we sell to them, and we can learn from them. We have a symbiotic relationship with big business - we are all part of the same eco-system and we need each other. But is life...
Creativity, agility and execution all require strategy
Strategy, ideation, creativity, agility all these words are critical to the success of the business growth and even living a successful life. Nothing stays the same - change at every level is inevitible. In this series of posts I talk about the strategies and ideas...
"Inspiring the business world"
When I was approached by The CEO magazine, to be the feature story in the September edition, my initial reaction was - 'but I'm not a CEO!' (Nick Baker has been the RedBalloon CEO for some years now.) Whilst I am an executive director at Redii.com, I'm still not the...
This experiment – touched, moved and inspired me
Do you know people who seem to be grumpy every day? When my colleague Claire sent me the below video - it moved me. The simplicity of the message. It is absolutely worth a few moments to experience a wonderful source of happiness - that is available to the grumpiest...
10 ways to be brave enough to ‘Seize the Day’
It is one thing to say 'Seize the Day' - but it is another to actually do it. I (probably like most other people) if I am really faced with a challenge then I want to hide under the bed covers and 'hope' it will go away and all of a sudden life will get easier - and I...