"One of the most significant common characteristics of consistently high performing companies today is that there is a simple, clearly articulated sense of purpose and values that permeates these organizations." --John N. Williamson

Course #3

VisionBound: Detecting and Connecting to a Powerful Mission

You can hardly read an article or book on leadership today without reading about the importance of having a deeply communicated and effective mission statement and vision. I have developed a very effective and vigorous model and method for guiding teams and organizations in creating, reworking or "bonding to" a vision and mission statement. I will guide you through the process of envisioning, brainstorming and drafting a powerful mission statement. In reality, we don’t really create mission statements so much as detect them. Interactive exercises and thought-provoking discussions will help you focus on identifying core values, goals and principles and weaving them into organizational mission statements.

DESIRED OUTCOME
Our end result will be a workgroup or team that deeply understands the importance of vision and mission statements. More than that, we will actually draft a powerful mission statement by the end of the workshop.

KEY CONCEPTS
Vision and mission statements; strategic planning; identifying key roles, goals and values; how to involve others in developing the mission statement; actually composing and formatting vision, mission and action statements.

LENGTH
2-6 hours, depending on what objectives are desired. Basic concepts can be covered in two hours and the organization can then continue on its own. In 4-6 hours, the complete process of developing a powerful vision and mission statement can be accomplished.