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Sharing Your Personal Mission Statement and Vision Statement
Author: Don Midgett
There are those we revere for their willingness to share and empower their vision. John F. Kennedy envisioned “By the end of the decade, America will have a man on the moon”. It was not long before that thought was actualized. Martin Luther King’s famous vision “I have a dream” is alive and well long after his passing.
And Steve Jobs, of Apple Computer still believes and shares his greatest business vision in his statement to “Start a revolution in the way the average person processes information.” The common, unifying action taken by each of these leaders was to share and build a common caring through their vision.
When a member of a family run business viewed the challenges of creating a mission statement and then a vision statement, Rod Houck cited “There was a lot of internal dissension and disagreement about how to structure things.”
Writing the statements took sharing, commitment and the need to develop from those statements strategic goals and objectives required to carry out the vision. Houck said the process “gave us a sense of accomplishment. We concentrated our effort to reach the goals. If we wanted to do new things, we would check – does it match our vision?” The benefit from sharing and working towards their mission and vision statements became obvious. “By focusing, sharing and getting buy-in from all the owners, we could move forward and make more money.”
Why does sharing or seeking input from others within the business, workplace or family have value? When others are involved with you, differences in experience, judgment, values and similar such areas create conflicting ideas about the future and interpretations of what it should be. This is a key reason to establish a shared vision whenever there are multiple owners or leaders.
All co-workers need to realize the benefits of working in a business that integrates daily activities with the long-term success sought by your vision. And most importantly, everyone who is going to have to live with the statement will be more invested if given a chance to provide input and be a part of the sharing.
To see case studies and learn more on the importance of mission statements and vision statements and how to best use them, go to http://www.missionvisionstatement.com.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/motivational-articles/sharing-your-personal-mission-statement-and-vision-statement-421855.html
About the Author
Since 1986 Don has dedicated his expertise to helping business owners understand how to use clear, effective mission and vision statements, success goals and strategic planning to grow their businesses. %d%a%d%aWith additional skills in leadership development, organizational dynamics and teambuilding, Don has extensive experience ranging from government agencies, (including a White House Commission for Small and Minority Businesses), new business owners, and to privately and publicly held companies. %d%a%dÂon personally helped a prominent government organization turn around a multi-million dollar loss in less than 12 months by implementing a vision-driven strategic planning and leadership process.%d%a
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How can I join, or create a network of new entrepreneurs/business real estate investors in NJ or NY?
I’m just about to get started. For the past year I have been mentally preparing myself to become a business owner / real estate investor. I have been reading books, listening to CD’s, and learning of the accomplishments of some of the most successful people of the yesterday and today, people like Dale Carnegie, Robert Kiyosaki, Earl Nightingale, Dolf Deroos and etc…. I have read and studied about many very successful companies. I just purchased an existing business, and taking the leap. I would greatly like to increase my leadership and networking skills. Also, I’m always looking for knew forms of education when it comes to personal development, business, and investing, I’ll study anything, so any shared experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to help.
Yahoo can help. (No, I do not work for Yahoo)
Learn more about Yahoo Groups. I have used Yahoo Groups to create to National Networking Groups for my industry and one local group.
When you meet other potential investors, buyers, sellers, tenants, etc. it makes for a great “intro” to ask them if they would like to join your “Northeast Real Estate Investment Group” (Or whatever you want to call it.)
Most people will ask you what that is and it provides you with an opportunity to pitch your business in a very “non-threatening” way.
Also, look into:
http://www.linkedin.com
This is sort of a “Six Degrees of Separation” networking tool and is, in my opinion, an excellent resource.
http://www.plaxo.com
This is a “Smart Address” tool and very handy in keeping up with people as their contact information changes.
(NOTE: I am not connected in any way with any of the above mentioned services. I just use them!)
I hope this helps…
Bobby
how to prepare pesonal development plan which includes a schedule of milestones and goal based on leadership?
personal develoment plan for leadership behavior and development need.
its a project based question
Wow! Great question…..but your answer depends on what the goals are. Not knowing that I’d have to assume you already have some specific goals. If not, you need to create your goals as a first step. Make your goal(s)/PDP “SMART”: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-focused.
In my organization we tie PDP’s to our strategic competencies. If you are starting from scratch write out your top 3 strengths and your top 3 areas for development. Then list some specific tasks or things you can do under each of your 3 development items and select a date by which you’d like to complete those tasks. There’s a universe of resources for “Leadership” out there, too! Ask someone you admire in a Leadership position what they have read and where they got their training.
Is there a need for supplementay education in the subjects of motivation, dealing with money, leadership skill
Traditional education such as university, and school teaches us skills and to help us to be successful as employees. Rarely, if ever do they provide us with education that will help us to be successful as Human Beings..
What about subjects such as communication, sales, personal development, motivation, finance/dealing with money, health/nutrition, internet marketing, e-commerce, property, leadership…
Traditional education such as university, and school teaches us skills and to help us to be successful as employees. Rarely, if ever do they provide us with education that will help us to be successful as Human Beings..
What about subjects such as communication, sales, personal development, motivation, finance/dealing with money, health/nutrition, internet marketing, e-commerce, property, leadership…
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A majority, if not all of your subjects, are taught (maybe not extensively) at many universities.
communication —> Communication Course
sales —> Marketing (gotta know how ppl think to sell a product, right?)
personal development, motivation —> GOD
finance/dealing with money –> Personal Finance
health/nutrition —>Nutrition
internet marketing, e-commerce –> Management Information Systems (MIS)
property –> Real Estate
leadership —> Organizational Behaviour (and more)
I lost my business, I need help getting it back.?
My best friend and lifelong mentor had an entrepreneurial seizure, and he started his own heating and air conditioning business in the early nineties out of thin air and solid determination. Over the years I watched him slave in his business and grow it to a rock solid and reputable company that he eventually made work for him. When he finally reached the point at which he could work on his business and not in it, he suffered a heart attack and passed away in ’05.
The man I speak of is my father.
I worked for him and learned from him starting around 13 or 14 years old. Always eager to please him, I pursued perfection in everything that I encountered, and in every task he handed me. I was put through almost every position within the company over the years ranging from laborer to management, and thought that I knew it inside and out. At 25 years old I decided to continue on with the business. Knowing that I couldn’t handle such a task on my own, my cousin was appointed vice president and continued on as service manager. A long term employee, took on the role of sec./treasurer and continued on as book-keeper (also as administrator of my father’s estate), and I naturally filled in the role as president and continued on with my position of installation and sales manager. Everyone was eager to help me pick up the pieces and continue on. I didn’t have to ask anything of anyone, they just did what needed done and everything went smoothly.
Two years married, proud father of a one year old boy, and a new business owner, I didn’t give myself time to slow down. I purposefully didn’t give myself time to grieve the death of my father, my best friend, and mentor. It started to catch up, my marriage wasn’t going well, problems I didnt know how to handle came up at work, I started drinking more, I started caring less, I fell into depression. Living on my own now, the depression got worse and didn’t care to face the everyday problems associated with running a business. Even when I was there in body I wasn’t there in mind. Bottom line, I left the business responsibilities to the VP and Sec./tres. Eventually, I was able to see a bit of light, pull myself together and pledge to march on. I expressed my newfound self to my co. officers, but only found resistance and hostility. Even though they expressed joy, it seemed as though they wanted me there no longer as I fell back on my original pledge to run the company and “abandoned” them leaving my portion of the responsibility on them. So now is the time to step up, to learn the details of the company, take action, to make it grow and prosper. So I thought. Even though the others complained that I didn’t pick up my share, they didn’t want to give it back, let alone any more resposibilities that I wanted to partake in. So I waited, did my job, tried to prove myself worthy, and waited some more. I started reading, I attended classes and seminars, I purchased audiobooks on business, personal development, leadership, and finances. I was tired of waiting, I wanted what was intended to be mine, and I wanted it now. So I asked once more for control of the business and financial decisions, to control the future of my fathers company. At this point, the company was taking a turn for the worse financially as compared to previous years. How could this be? We were in the middle of a thriving building and housing boom! Yet cashflow was not there. Where was it? Who knows. I still have yet to figure it out. A letter hit my desk one day, it was an investor interested in the purchase of my company. And a lightbulb came on inside me, I felt warm. If my own attempts at running the business failed, if my attempts to gain control of the company failed….I would sell. I would sell, split the money with my sister 50/50, and possibly continue to work within the company. As long as my fathers legacy continued, as long as the customers were happy, it would work out in my eyes to be a successful transaction. It instilled a bit of hope at least, as the company was not going as my father would have intended anyway with the persons of authority currently in place, and I could do nothing to help the business financially as I was money poor and credit poor, and was too proud to ask other family members for help, not that they could’ve helped financially anyway. I’m excited, walking taller, standing prouder, I have found a solution to the very thing that won’t let me sleep at night! So I meet with accountants, lawyers, the purchasers business advisors, I’m gathering statements, incomes, balances, asset lists, tax returns… all in extreme confidentiality, as to not disrupt the operation of the business. Once everything was compiled and handed over, I was able to meet the potential buyer. It was a client of mine! One that I handled personally, one that I respected, and most importantly one that I knew would grow the business to its full potential, and would carry my f
What mission should a minority leadership organization seek to accomplish?
What should be some fundamental goals?
Should it be the personal development of our leaders as professionals?
Giving to our community?
Everyone taking an active role?
Promoting culture?
What could we do to make our organization be set apart from others?
Anything we could do differently?
Best answer will be chosen based on content of your answer
Teach your target group Integrity & Moral Values. Maybe you could raise funds to develop a community mentoring program that would bring in self motivated successful businessmen from the same as well as other minority groups. To be set apart from others… Maybe you could use ALL the funds raised for the people in need instead of 20 to 30 % or more going to reticules administrative costs. DIFFERENT…? Stay off the Pity Party band wagon that so many minority groups seem to get on now days because it is popular in lower income areas. Maybe even teach them some Personal responsibility & accountability. Most of the values I have listed help make strong leaders. the opposite will have them in the same place in another 40 years still blaming everyone else fr their lot in life. Culture is important… my daughter is 1/8 appache indian, but so are the values that made this country Great.