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How To Build A World-Class Workplace Culture

Eric Jacobson

An emphasis on teamwork. Reciting the company’s mission statement at team meetings. Question: Describe your notion of a Cultural Purpose Statement. How does it differ from the mission statements we’re used to companies issuing? They have a mission statement that simply states why the company exists.

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Building A Culture For Speed, Impact And Excellence

Eric Jacobson

An emphasis on teamwork. Reciting the company’s mission statement at team meetings. Question: Describe your notion of a Cultural Purpose Statement. How does it differ from the mission statements we’re used to companies issuing? They have a mission statement that simply states why the company exists.

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How To Build A Culture For Speed, Impact And Excellence

Eric Jacobson

An emphasis on teamwork. Reciting the company’s mission statement at team meetings. Question: Describe your notion of a Cultural Purpose Statement. How does it differ from the mission statements we’re used to companies issuing? They have a mission statement that simply states why the company exists.

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How To Build A World-Class Culture

Eric Jacobson

An emphasis on teamwork. Reciting the company’s mission statement at team meetings. Question: Describe your notion of a Cultural Purpose Statement. How does it differ from the mission statements we’re used to companies issuing? They have a mission statement that simply states why the company exists.

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Building on Common Purpose for More Powerful and Effective Leadership

Women on Business

By Georgia Feiste in August 27th 2012 2 Comments » Filed Under Leadership Development Tags: common purpose , Leadership , team , Teamwork. Many members of the team were looking out for their own career, did not communicate, and often pointed fingers to shift scrutiny from them to another. Common Purpose. What is common purpose?

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Southwest Airlines’ Julie Weber on What It Means To Create a Purpose-Driven Culture

HR Digest

We have a Mission Statement to our Employees which says “We are committed to providing our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth.” It will be a learning experience and our careers are truly journeys that will have twist, turns and stops along the way.

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Light A Fire Under Your Business

Eric Jacobson

I have a deep respect for the leadership and teamwork embodied by Navy SEALS, Olympic athletic teams, and firefighters. More specifically, they learned and applied these lessons over nearly 50 combined years of fire service careers, and used them successfully in nearly 30 combined years in business.