EVERYDAY LEADERSHIP
Mission Statements
What is Leadership?
Self-Understanding
Resiliency
Self-Alignment
Customer Orientation
Business Acumen
Project Leadership
Managing Change
Integration
Relationship Skills
LEADERSHIP
IN THE MIDDLE
Communication
Coaching/Mentoring
Actualizing Vision
Working with others
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Creating Vision
1. Definitions of Creating Vision
2. Creating a Vision
3. Translating Vision into Action
4. Win-Win Solutions
5. Journaling
“The further backward you look, the further forward you can see.” – Winston Churchill
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Creating Vision
WORKING WITH OTHERS: Creating and Actualizing Vision
• Create a clear and inspirational vision of the desired
outcome
• Align the vision with broader organizational strategies
• Translate the vision into manageable action steps
• Communicate vision to enroll/enlist staff, sponsors and
customers
• Influence and Evangelize (sales, negotiation)
• Gather appropriate input
• Understand individual motivators and decision-making
styles and utilize to enroll others
• Facilitate win/win solutions
Who are the…
WORLD’S
GREATEST
LEADERS
????
Purpose of a mission statement
• To outline a common set of goals and beliefs
• Paints the “big picture” of why the
organization exists
• Gives employees and customers a sense that
there are clear guiding principles
1. Arrange a meeting
• No more than 50 employees from the
organization
• Customers?
• Welcome and introduce the concept of
a mission statement
2. Describe the purpose of a mission
statement
• To outline a common set of goals and
beliefs for an organization
3. Share with them some mission
statements
• Particularly good
• From organizations similar to yours
Disney mission statement
• “We create happiness by providing the
finest in entertainment for people of all
ages, everywhere.”
Ritz-Carlton mission statement
• “We are ladies and gentlemen, serving
ladies and gentlemen.”
American Society for Training and
Development mission statement
• “We provide leadership to individuals,
organizations, and society to achieve
work-related competence, performance,
and fulfillment.”
4. Point out the elements of a
mission statement
• What business the organization is really
in
• What service it really provides
• Special approach to the marketplace
• Strengths of the organization
• What it wants to accomplish
4. Point out the elements of a
mission statement (cont’)
• Often accompanied by a declaration
and affirmation of core values or
principles
5. Point out how mission statement
examples use these elements
Disney mission statement
• “We create happiness by providing the
finest in entertainment for people of all
ages, everywhere.”
NOT
• “We run theme parks and make movies
and money.”
6. Invite people to consider what
words or concepts come to mind
• Look at the “forest” instead of the “trees”
• Think of words that pop into your head
• Jot down these words or phrases in
large letters, each on a separate Post-it
6. Invite people to consider what
words or concepts come to mind
• Look at the “forest” instead of the “trees”
• Think of words that pop into your head
• Jot down these words or phrases in
large letters, each on a separate Postit™ note
7. Share these thoughts with the big
group
• Shout out words and hand to a
volunteer
• Attach to wall or onto a flip chyart
• Keep thinking!
• Think about natural categories taking
shape
8. Start sorting
• Look for synonyms and put them
together
• Suggest main categories or themes
• Reattach the suggested words and
phrases
9. Composing the actual statement
• Ask group’s permission to proceed with
writing the statement
• Ask for 3-5 volunteers
• Reveal the statement at another group
meeting
Translating the Vision Into Action
• List your “to-dos”
• Rate them based on your mission:
High Alignment, Medium Alignment,
Low Alignment
• Ignore the Low Alignment
• Schedule the High and Medium
Alignment
Goal Setting/Performance Review
Business Objective
IRACIS
Sparta will increase revenue
through more business generated
by strong customer referrals based
on quality product delivery.
Goal
Increase Revenue
Avoid Cost
Improve Service
(Audience Behavior Condition)
(A) I will (B) hold a status meeting
with my team (C) each week on
Tuesday morning at 9:00 for 50
minutes.
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What is Leadership?
Self-Understanding
Resiliency
Self-Alignment
Customer Orientation
Business Acumen
Project Leadership
Managing Change
Integration
Relationship Skills
LEADERSHIP
IN THE MIDDLE
Communication
Coaching/Mentoring
Actualizing Vision
Working with others
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Evaluation Questions
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I found the presentation of material easy to understand.
This Advantage session increased my knowledge on the
subject presented.
I will be able to use some of the information from this
Advantage session in the future.
The presenter was well prepared for this Advantage session.
This presentation should be repeated in future semesters.
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