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Strategic Planning Alternatives: Mission Discernment

LDRLB

I agree, but only because most organizations write the mission statement, post it on their boardroom wall and then forget about it (until the next SP retreat of course). My colleague Dr. Gordon Self has developed a Mission Discernment Tool for use within Covenant Health (Disclaimer: I also work for Covenant Health). 2010, Nov-Dec).

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Strategic Planning Alternatives: Mission Discernment

LDRLB

I agree, but only because most organizations write the mission statement, post it on their boardroom wall and then forget about it (until the next SP retreat of course). My colleague Dr. Gordon Self has developed a Mission Discernment Tool for use within Covenant Health (Disclaimer: I also work for Covenant Health). 2010, Nov-Dec).

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Self-Assessment

Marshall Goldsmith

In the movie Wall Street, Michael Douglas won an Oscar for his portrayal of the rude, larcenous wheeler-dealer Gordon Gekko. He was making more than $4 million a year, so professional validation was coursing through his veins like jet fuel. He communicated clear expectations for ethics, values, and behavior.