Mission and vision statements can be great means to give an organization focus, coherence, and direction. But often they don’t. And if not, the time and money spent on formulating them may become a ...

Crafting effective vision and mission statements is one of an organization's most important undertakings. These statements provide brand identity for internal audiences, external stakeholders and ...

If you're developing a business or organization, determining a direction and establishing goals is critical to your success. Creating a mission or vision statement that's specific to your venture ...

Traditionally a mission statement is a formal summary of the aims or purposes and values of a company, organization, or individual. Purposes are the fundamental goals an organization aims to achieve, ...

For entrepreneurs, choosing opportunities that will best suit a business's strengths is part of the strategic planning process. Strategic planning results in some guiding ideas that serve to unify the ...

Aspirational statements sound good, but if they’re not accompanied by visible efforts to achieve those aspirations, they’ll quickly be viewed as symbolic of an organization’s failures. Mission, vision ...

So how many of you out there have created a mission statement for your department? Looking around the room it appears as though almost all of you have. Good job! Now what does it say? Here's one of my ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When the Walt Disney Co. was created in 1923, it had a simple vision. The company wanted to be the “world’s leading producers and ...

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Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday unveiled new mission and vision statements. The health system said the new statements “reinforce the importance of the organization’s role in ...

Now that you have had a chance to ponder the differences between mission statements and organizational commitment, let’s take a look at how you can build your department’s commitment by taking a look ...