When you think about the vision and heart of your company, what comes to mind? Do your employees and customers clearly understand these same ideas? If not, it’s a pretty good sign that you don’t have ...

What are the elements of a well-formed mission statement for restaurant brands? While we recently saw Starbucks update its mission statement as part of a multi-faceted organizational transformation, ...

You’ve probably already gotten the message by now that your new company or startup needs a good mission statement. It’s how you pinpoint and communicate the essence of your small business and what it ...

Brand messaging is the ship you sail through the choppy seas of modern marketing, so you can better communicate what your brand’s all about—be that to prospective or current customers, internal team ...

Creating a mission statement isn't just corporate nonsense translated to personal life. After years of tweaking mine and helping friends figure out theirs, what makes the difference is treating it ...

Your mission is never about you. It is about what you will cause in the lives of others. This provides an interesting perspective on the value and importance of a corporate mission statement. This ...

In a previous blog, I provided an overview of strategic planning processes, including six core elements essential to any successful strategic plan. The six core elements are as follows: Vision Mission ...

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