Here's a deep dive into the nature and purposes of mission and vision statements, and why taking the time to get them right ...

The question “What is your vision statement for your practice?” often elicits funny looks from financial planners. Many individuals chose the financial planning profession because of its orientation ...

I’ve found that one of the surest ways to get managers to start staring out the window is to initiate a conversation about “mission and vision.” All managers know that their organization is supposed ...

Last century’s Mission Statement has evolved into today’s Simplicity Vision Statement. Instead of a buzzword-driven paragraph, the Vision Statement helps you articulate why simplification is important ...

We spend an inordinate amount of time in this industry training advisors how to craft statements: elevator pitches, unique value proposition (UVP) statements, mission statements, vision statements, ...

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, ...

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Organizations that set benchmarks or serve as examples of how to do things effectively and efficiently are called "best-practice" organizations. The techniques they use -- the "best practices" -- have ...

Dunkin’ Donuts CEO Bob Rosenberg pours a customer coffee as actor Michael Vale, who plays “Fred the Baker” in TV commercials, gets ready with a donut at the original Dunkin’ Donuts location in Quincy, ...

A seemingly trivial event has revealed some schadenfreude about NASA, along with a lot of irritation. Apparently (as is their wont) the fertile minds running our national space agency decided that the ...