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What Makes A Purpose-Driven Organization? 4 Misconceptions About Purpose-Driven Companies

LDRLB

And using that technology, they make products that consumers so often use for a brief time and then toss in a landfill for 10,000 years. Purpose Is Not Just A Mission Statement. Your purpose as an organization is bigger than your mission statement. And it goes beyond just a mission statement.

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Your Leadership Mission Should Fit on a T-Shirt!

Marshall Goldsmith

Peter Drucker instilled this short phrase in me, “Your mission statement should fit on a T-Shirt,” as he did with so many others, and it has guided my career for many decades. Today, most people who call themselves executive coaches are coaches in the area of leadership behavior. What’s your mission?

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What Makes A Purpose-Driven Organization? 4 Misconceptions About Purpose-Driven Companies

LDRLB

And using that technology, they make products that consumers so often use for a brief time and then toss in a landfill for 10,000 years. Purpose Is Not Just A Mission Statement. Your purpose as an organization is bigger than your mission statement. And it goes beyond just a mission statement.

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Vision vs. Mission | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. It’s important to understand that vision statements are design oriented, while mission statements are execution oriented.

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Drinking the Talent Kool-Aid | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Even worse is when those sound-bites are used in an attempt to make statements which embolden a corporate position that doesn’t really even exist to begin with. Rarely do I speak with an executive who hasn’t drunk the talent messaging Kool-Aid. then you are likely just paying lip service to the value of talent.

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Success vs. Significance | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Taking from my own experience, I've been lucky to be successful (measured by quick progression up the career ladder, material comforts etc) and yet I'm still working on being professionally significant. I think one reason for that is that I always had a strong sense of purpose/my purpose and who I am.

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90 Ways to Quickly Improve Your Business Leadership

Lead from Within

Create a personal mission statement. As a leader is it important to have a personal sense of mission crafted into something you can reflect on daily and measure your performance against. Try to understand how things work from all angles; be aware of what’s going on from the front lines to the executive level.