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. However, the pandemic-induced upheavals have swiftly dismantled this traditional model.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2011

As important as missions are, nonprofits frequently go off in ineffective directions by relying on mission statements that can be little more than slogans. As important as they are, mission statements are frequently little more than slogans. Here are three things to remember when crafting your mission statement.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2011

But adjacent to those words, in a font four times the size, and in bold, mind you, are the words, "Mission Statement." Which made me wonder, is this Red Cross's mission, or its mission statement? A person or organization on a mission is inspiring. A mission statement is an abstraction.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 12, 2019

CEOs rated their number one issue as “impact on society, including income inequality, diversity, and the environment.” Organizations need to move “beyond mission statement and philanthropy to learn to lead (their emphasis) the social enterprise — and reinvent themselves around a human focus.”

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 27, 2021

Thorough market research will always lead you towards a realization of your consumer behaviour, customer base, and diverse economic trends. Detailed end-to-end market research will help you identify your customers upon which you can further perform competitive analysis in order to understand the various advantages of your small business.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 30, 2011

Thank you for setting the record straight about what a Mission Statement is. My biggest challenge was educating a diverse group of Board members on the value of focused strategies. Most of my work has been with non-profits, where the problem may be even worse because such organizations want to please everyone.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

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. Embrace diversity. It takes a team of diverse talent, thinking, and perspectives to create something innovative. Know yourself.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Handling diversity is not easy. They are unlikely to be places that succumb to quick fixes or that produce and reproduce one mission statement after another. This is not an easy thing to achieve. Organizations are full of both formal mechanisms and more subtle, informal processes that produce similarity and conformity.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 4, 2016

While you are checking the company’s website in course of your research, check out the ‘mission statement’. He is also a sales consultant, owns several diverse businesses, and teaches on the world’s leading online learning platform Udemy. What does it tell you about their company culture? Consider leaving a comment!

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2016

companies spend millions annually on diversity programs and policies. Mission statements and recruitment materials touting companies’ commitment to diversity are ubiquitous. In terms of increasing demographic diversity, the answer appears to be not reall y. Are all of these efforts working?

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Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 6, 2010

 You will also receive book recommendations and a "Daily Diversion" piece that explores an area of popular culture or societal trend that will broaden your perspective on leadership and life in general. Now that is is a great mission statement! Now that is is a great mission statement!

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 9, 2016

Be adaptable, but never lose sight of what you’re trying to achieve Of the numerous and diverse Summer Olympic events, the one I make the most effort to watch are the rowing events.

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Curious Cat

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

ASQ’s mission statement talks about increasing the use and impact of quality in response to the diverse needs of the world. Are we doing enough, throughout the world, to accomplish that mission? In the most recent ASQ Influential Voices post, Bill Troy, ASQ CEO, asks: Why Should Quality Go Global?

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 6, 2015

Millennials want more inclusion (more team-oriented than top-down companies), diversity and transparency in the workplace. Businesses that establish a mission statement and proactively establish a culture for their business is another aspect of transparency that we are seeing more of today. Trend 2: Transparency.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2013

For many organizations, accommodating differences translates into a concern with diversity, usually defined according to the traditional categories of gender, race, age, religion, and so on. Indeed, these executives have actually become resistant to the conventional diversity agenda. What issues are these?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2013

At the workshop, women create a personal mission statement and map it directly to their career goals and the company''s needs. Diversity Leadership development' This is a critical step for helping them to see that their personal strengths and passions can be directly connected to leadership career goals at the company.

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Curious Cat

MARCH 10, 2015

A mission statement is developed by the management team and shared with the department. Committee on the Future of the Department issues its report and the chief acts on the report. Neighborhood Service Officers are created in six city districts. Experimental Police District (EPD) planning team is created.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

A good statement of corporate purpose should: Be organization-specific. Most organizations have values and mission statements that bring little clarity or differentiation, compared to other organizations. Words such as teamwork, innovation, integrity, leadership, and diversity often appear in these statements.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2016

Consider a diverse résumé Stigma and stereotypes are most powerful in the absence of other information, so having multiple jobs on your résumé can dilute the impact of a scandal firm. A stigmatized manager can appear less of a risk in the job market if there are multiple credible arbiters to vouch for his or her integrity.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2022

Short-term pivots are unavoidable. But if they don’t align with your big-picture plan, they’ll likely fail.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Yes, smart companies still must invest in fair compensation, diversity, family-friendly HR policies, work-life integration, playful environments and activities, perks, and a more holistic notion of well-being, as well as nurturing a values-based, purpose-driven culture that motivates people to work together for a greater cause.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

What role should investors play in urging business leaders to take environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues more seriously and enforcing compliance?

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 15, 2011

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Via the App, David promises to bring his communications industry expert advice and wisdom right to your fingertips.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

As companies adjust comfort levels and acquire confidence in the arena of business development, there is a direct relationship to billings, client mix diversity, market share, competitive advantage, stock price and levels of business which enable other planned growth. Work and abilities of your employees are diverse and creative.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 17, 2010

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Youll learn as a team member how to be effective on a team. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Every performance management paradigm, every mission statement, could point to a different definition of success – and therefore to a different way to “optimally” allocate resources. Of course, it’s the “defined sense” that makes things murky.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Here are a few examples from my work with executives: A Silicon Valley start-up CEO attended his company’s diversity/inclusivity training workshop for the entire day. Examples celebrating costs cut or waste eliminated over innovations launched or opportunities explored speak more eloquently than any mission statement.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Most organizations have some form of vision, mission statement, and/or values. 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. Bad Vibes and Weak Connections. The lights are barely flickering.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

What is their commitment toward literacy, social services, health care, the environment, multicultural diversity and other key issues that really create a better life? It’s unlikely that sales people know what a Mission Statement and the Strategic Planning process are. ‘Work Smarter, Not Harder.’

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Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Content creation objectives are as diverse as the platforms, media, and audience they want to engage in. Take your time to make sure your content is aligned with your mission statement and target audience. Mix sales only content with branding content to ensure you don’t sound like you’re always screaming for a sale.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Netafim went so far as to change into mission statement from "making the best drip irrigation equipment for customers" to "helping the world grow more with less", an objective far more aligned with the objectives of its customers, the farmers.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

For example, at RBC, our corporate art collection, The Human Touch , focuses on images of the human figure, in all its diversity, to remind us of that very fact — that we are all about people who serve other people.). Formulate their mission and their purpose in terms of serving others.

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