Is There One Definition to Mission and Strategy?
I started my own brand strategy consulting firm, and it's been cemented in my mind that people's definitions of terms and buzz words can mean very different things. I try to focus on using practical l...
A Mission is a Calling or a Vow
We consider a mission as a calling or a vow.
Niat (Indonesian) is placed deep down in our paradigm, in our way to see the world. It is a solemn promise to do specific things for life as a whole. It s...
The 2 Strategic Domains of a Corporate Mission
A mission statement captures two inter-woven strategic domains:
1. The BUSINESS SCOPE, which summarizes the company's competitive space (the industry) into opportunities and threats (the outcomes say...
3 Categories of Corporate Purpose
In his article of 1991, Campbell also argues that if the overall idea of purpose exists, organizations can be categorized into three categories of purpose:
1. Some organizations say that they operate...
A Vision with a Task is the Hope of the World
-- A task without vision is drudgery. A vision without task is only a dream. But a vision with a task is the hope of the world --
Slogan on a wall in Sussex in England.
Replace the word "world" by t...
Many Companies Do not Aspire to Achieve their Mission
I discovered that most firms have no idea why their mission is important. They only want to make a plan and put the mission where people can read it, but don't try to make the mission a reality in the...
Dealing with Diversity...
What if we're in a democracy where people are stuck, scared, and do not want to except the responsibility to change? What if we're in an organization where people do not believe in change? What if we ...
Continuous Change of Mission
Organizations having articulated a mission and vision clearly, facilitate the "alignment of the employees" to the mission, vision and thereby the goals and purposes. This may be seen as "planned" and ...
Ashridge Model not Realistic
I think that the assumptions taken are not based on realities. Thus, I believe that the model will find find it difficult to apply in practice.
Human beings find it easier to relate to tangibles rath...
The Absence of a Strategic Mission
In any organisation there is a time to reflect and/or report.
But how can one reflect and report if there is no clear defined objective/mission?
A lot of managers still miss that point. One cannot a...
Strategic Mission and Vision of an Organization
The mission and vision of every organization are paramount to the growth and maturity stage of that organization. They are the guiding principles of its present and future activities. Therefore they m...
Reasons for Creating a Mission (Statement) Defining the mission statement is a major part of the strategic planning process. A mission has three functions or goals...
Establish focus on who you want to be in your life... Covey wrote this pearl of wisdom in his book Seven Habits: "The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of wh...
How to Create a Corporate Purpose Statement, Corporate Mission, Organizational Purpose, Organizational Mission A Corporate Purpose Statement (CPS) has at least 3 major functions: market definition, employee motivation and external ...
Inside-out Corporate Strategy, Corporate Visioning According to Professor Todd Zenger, companies should focus less on competitive advantage (this isn't what really interes...
Which Type of Mission Statement is Right for Your Firm? Missions that have been formulated by company's can be very different from each other, depending on their goals / functi...
Strategic Performance Management, Leadership, Corporate Mission, Corporate Culture Sherwood (2014) introduces the concept of organodynamics, a concept that explores the level of performance that can be a...
Designing and Implementing Mission Statements One of the main positive effects of mission statements is that they're motivating and inspiring employees. A mission sta...
Enacting Purpose, Organizational Purpose Implementation, Corporate Sustainability, ESG, SCORE Framework Many models and frameworks have been created wrt Corporate Responsibility and ESG. But how can you actually make it happ...
How to Reformulate a Firm's Mission? These are the steps that could be taken to formulate a new market definition and a mission reformulation:
1. Make a def...
CSR Communication, CSR Implementation, CSR Strategy, Corporate Identity, Corporate Values, CSR Stages, Because Corporate Social Responsibility is a value-based concept, it is highly connected with an organizations values a...
Trust, Corporate Reputation, Corporate Branding, Corporate Image An important determinant of the reputation of your brand, company or sector is TRUST. In the financial sector for exampl...
Business Strategy, Business Mission, Peter Drucker, 5 Questions In order to get a first quick overview of a firm, Peter Drucker used to ask 5 apparently simple questions when he was in...
Formulation of Mission, Vision Statements This presentation explains Vision and Mission Statements and how these two differ. The following sections are included i...