The Practical Leader

APRIL 23, 2024

” Some managers are badly out of sync. For example, a manager once hired me to speak to their organization about the work-life balance themes in Growing the Distance. If I aspire to be a leader, my authenticity stems from aligning who I am with where I am trying to take my team or organization.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Their “strategic framework” succinctly cascades from vision, mission, and values to strategic goals, key initiatives, and key performance indicators. This is a refreshing change from the muddled mush of visions, values, mission statements, and strategies we too often see. ” Further Reading.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 12, 2021

Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Knowing what''s important to the leadership of the organization and what they want to see happen allows the leadership team to focus its energy and achieve sustained high performance in taking action. This is true for a person, an organization or a community. The Planning Process.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 30, 2022

Raise your hand if your organization has a mission statement. Mission statements are as common as a logo, website, or budget. BUT…does it… Define the soul of your organization? Many mission statements sound like they were written by bureaucrats and lawyers. Everybody has one.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 3, 2020

Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Their research emphasizes the role of perceived integrity among top managers and highlights the strong correlation between an organization’s culture and its success (Guiso et al., I wrote how the challenge was not the lack of core values but the “paternalistic and confusing messages sent by senior management.”

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

The assessment of this ability can help set the standard the next time the said task is performed in the same organization or a different one. Determining Strength and Weaknesses : In an organization, setting up measures to track the performance of different tasks will help to determine which tasks employees are better at.

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HR Digest

JULY 4, 2023

The HR department, acting as the dutiful scribe, would craft a culture based on the CEO’s vision, complete with a glossy mission statement and a sprinkling of core values. It’s a model that embraces different perspectives, from employees to customers, from middle managers to the CEO.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

We’ve also experienced entering a new office or organization and feeling energized and positive or anxious and negative. One of their studies found that when Chief Operating Officers’ values weren’t aligned with their organization, they needed a 40% salary increase to stay in their jobs. We felt the vibes of the place.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2022

Rumelt argues that leaders become effective strategists when they focus on challenges rather than goals, pinpointing the “crux” of their pivotal challenge—the aspect that is both surmountable and promises the greatest progress—and taking decisive, coherent action to overcome it. But, these are ambitions, not actions. Richard Rumelt.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Your plan should include a mission statement, potential services and costs, marketing strategies, operational procedures, financial projections , and long-term goals. Join professional organizations, attend trade shows and seminars, and read trade magazines and industry blogs to get the latest information.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 19, 2018

And why do many, despite their best efforts, manage to motivate top performers but can’t get the whole team rowing in the same direction? We found that to create a common goal, it’s vital to ramp up your purpose as an organization. So ask yourself if profit or purpose is the main driver in your organization?

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 21, 2019

Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Confusing mission and vision in definition or in sequence of application will result in inconsistent leadership decisions, confusion among the ranks, and the inevitability of flawed outcomes. It’s important to understand that vision statements are design oriented, while mission statements are execution oriented.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 3, 2020

"These can be used as a top-down resource in organizations looking to develop or enhance a service culture," explains Martins. Martin says that the right culture: Inspires -- Culture isn't a mission statement; it's a statement of action. To deliver sensational customer service, you need to have the right culture.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 22, 2013

By mission statements that are no more than meaningless marketing messages – We have covered her in gaudy makeup and dressed her in stilettos …. By using vision as an excuse from driving a change vision that does not benefit the individuals in the organization – We have given her a job that is beneath her dignity ….

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CO2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In response, organizations have started contemplating questions like: Why do we exist? It’s common to see vague purpose statements centered around being the best or leading provider whatever sector the organization operates. In a Gallup poll, just 41% of them admitted understanding their organization’s purpose.

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CO2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In response, organizations have started contemplating questions like: Why do we exist? It’s common to see vague purpose statements centered around being the best or leading provider whatever sector the organization operates. In a Gallup poll, just 41% of them admitted understanding their organization’s purpose.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 3, 2017

Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

If employees think the goal is to win at a team-building event, then they may feel more pressure to learn the rules which will help them win against their opponent instead of getting into the spirit of doing something together as a group with no ‘Win’ (or ‘Lose’) as the defining outcome. Get Everyone Cooking.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It is the source of the spirit and meaning he or she brings to their families, teams, or organizations. Frank learned that purposeful leaders love their organization’s greater purpose and see its products or services contributing to a bigger world that they love. We need to help build the spirit of the team or organization.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 15, 2017

Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 21, 2012

Buzz in this world is subtler and more organic. For Peter Drucker, leadership is about communicating with people , uniting them behind a shared mission and values, and mobilizing energies toward accomplishing the mission or purpose of an organization. The ideal mission statement is concise, specific and functional.

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Leading with Trust

MAY 6, 2019

Yet a number of research studies have shown that humble leaders are more effective at bringing people together, marshaling resources toward a common goal, and accomplishing organizational objectives. Therefore, they view their leadership as a responsibility to care for, nurture, and grow the organization and the people who comprise it.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 22, 2019

"These can be used as a top-down resource in organizations looking to develop or enhance a service culture," explains Martins. Martin says that the right culture: Inspires -- Culture isn't a mission statement; it's a statement of action. To deliver sensational customer service, you need to have the right culture.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In an era that encompasses mistrust of business, uncertainties about the economy and growing disillusionments within society’s structure, it is vital for every organization to determine, analyze, fine-tune and communicate their value systems. Corporate Responsibility is more than just a statement that a committee whips together.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 9, 2012

David is a retired Navy Officer whose last job was managing and supervising Custodians and Security Monitors in the Custodial Services division of the Mukilteo School District in Everett, Washington. I define Servant Leadership as the practice of placing others before self in the organization. Let me answer this with a story.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 28, 2018

How can we best achieve our goals? Does our mission statement need to be updated?) People will always come to leaders for an opinion, but there may be someone else on your team—or even in another area or organization—who’s better qualified to respond. What’s the best way to handle this difficult client?

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The Practical Leader

MAY 9, 2012

In preparation for an offsite executive team retreat, the executive organizing the session sent me a draft of the mission and vision statements “we’ve been struggling with.” ” She included earlier versions and iterations of each statement. There is no “right statement.”

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Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

The Western New York Stress Reduction Program is a not for profit organization staffed by volunteers. Infinite Loops to explore Critical Incident Stress Management. Moving from 1:1 stress management to working with a group. Here are some testimonials from our time; “Reaffirmed our mission statement and goals.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It is a vantage point by which forward-thinking organizations ask: What will we look like in the future? Clarify management values. Usually, management has not yet articulated their own individual values, let alone those of the organization. Develop a mission statement. Develop the vision statement.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2019

It is an action plan that details the concrete steps needed to attain your goals—usually covering the coming year—a timetable for each task, a description of who will do what, and a follow-up process. Just like the vision, having a mission defines the organization’s purpose, but it also outlines its primary objectives.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Many leaders and organizations have finally recognized that real innovation isn’t about creating finely tuned processes, using new fangled methodologies, or creating 2×2 matrices. The 300 HR managers in the audience raised their hands in agreement when they were asked if “the soft stuff” was their company’s biggest barrier to innovation.

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