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Why Mission Statements Fail

LDRLB

I don’t know what got you out of bed this morning, but I do know that it probably wasn’t your company’s mission statement. There’s a good chance you don’t even remember the mission statement itself, but an even better chance it doesn’t inspire you to jump out of bed and head to work. And how are we defining leadership?

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Why Mission Statements Fail

LDRLB

I don’t know what got you out of bed this morning, but I do know that it probably wasn’t your company’s mission statement. There’s a good chance you don’t even remember the mission statement itself, but an even better chance it doesn’t inspire you to jump out of bed and head to work. And how are we defining leadership?

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Leading With Purpose

Lead Change Blog

Simply put the different between a vision (or mission) and purpose is emotion. Vision and mission statements are logical, they talk to the head part of the business. Buyers Reward You – 80% of the general population would rather pay more for products and services produced ethically.

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The Big Picture of Business – Ethics… Good for Business

Strategy Driven

In order to succeed and thrive in modern society, all private and public sector entities must live by codes of ethics. It is more than a slogan or rehash of a Mission Statement. Ethics and profits are not conflicting goals. It is an ongoing dialog that companies have with themselves. Change is 90% beneficial.

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The 3 Dimensions of Leading with Trust – Becoming the Leader Your People Deserve

Leading with Trust

Well, nearly everyone agrees trust is a critically important factor in leadership success. Trust in Your Mission —Organizational mission statements are common and most of our organizations have them, even if we can’t always remember them verbatim (I said they were common, not effective or well written!).

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From Words to Worth: Navigating the True North of Organizational Values

Mike Cardus

The true measure of an organization’s culture is not found in its mission statement but in the employees’ perceptions of top management’s trustworthiness and ethical behavior (Guiso et al., Ensure leadership embodies and practices integrity, as it is intrinsically linked to performance and profitability.

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Interview with David McCuistion of Vanguard Organizational Leadership (VOL)

Modern Servant Leader

David McCuistion is a Modern Servant Leader subscriber and fellow Servant Leadership advocate. When I heard of his military background, Servant Leadership experience and his platform in Vanguard Organizational Leadership , I asked him for an interview. He kindly obliged, below… Servant Leadership Questions and Answers.