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I need samples of mission statements.
Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great help.
Thanks. |
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It think the grammar might be a little off, but I always liked the one from
the 60s Sci-Fi show Star Trek. "To boldly go where no man has gone before." -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. business owner wrote: Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great help. Thanks. |
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Google for them. There are more than enough out there. (Personally I think
they are a load of crap. I just don't understand the need for them. If your company does a good job, that carries more weight than having a self-serving mission statement.) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "business owner" business wrote in message ... Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great help. Thanks. |
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FYI...without a mission statement, it can be too easy for all the
little worker ants to get off target...particularly when you have lots of little bosses. Having a statement helps to keep the lines clear...and a company on target as it grows. Dian ~ On Sun, 1 May 2005 20:38:21 -0400, "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: Google for them. There are more than enough out there. (Personally I think they are a load of crap. I just don't understand the need for them. If your company does a good job, that carries more weight than having a self-serving mission statement.) |
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You might want to check out these links...
http://www.tgci.com/magazine/98fall/mission.asp http://www.nightingale.com/tMission_...eStatement.asp http://www.web-castles.com/sample-mi...tatement.shtml Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified Editor/TechTrax Ezine Free MS Tutorials: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html Optimize your business docs: http://www.mousetrax.com/consulting Learn VBA the easy way: http://www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html On Sun, 1 May 2005 16:02:02 -0700, "business owner" business wrote: Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great help. Thanks. |
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Little worker ants?? I would bet if these ants knew that that is how the
big bosses thought of them that they would tell those bosses to stuff their mission statement in places that the sun doesn't shine ;-) -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. Dian D. Chapman, MVP wrote: FYI...without a mission statement, it can be too easy for all the little worker ants to get off target...particularly when you have lots of little bosses. Having a statement helps to keep the lines clear...and a company on target as it grows. Dian ~ On Sun, 1 May 2005 20:38:21 -0400, "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: Google for them. There are more than enough out there. (Personally I think they are a load of crap. I just don't understand the need for them. If your company does a good job, that carries more weight than having a self-serving mission statement.) |
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Greg Maxey wrote:
It think the grammar might be a little off, but I always liked the one from the 60s Sci-Fi show Star Trek. "To boldly go where no man has gone before." If you put Mission Statement in a Google search, you get a LOT of helpful stuff. -- I have not lost my mind, it's backed up on disk somewhere. Tonya Marshall |
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True.g
But then, when you're starting your own company, you also need a mission statement to help provide you with ammo for various reasons...like providing a focus for your business plan, getting venture cap and what to tell the IRS about what you do. ;-) Dian ~ On Sun, 1 May 2005 21:24:00 -0400, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Little worker ants?? I would bet if these ants knew that that is how the big bosses thought of them that they would tell those bosses to stuff their mission statement in places that the sun doesn't shine ;-) |
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The mission statements I've seen all say things about offering quality
products/services, efficiency, etc. Well, duh! I certainly don't expect them to be honest and say things like "We strive to drive our workers nuts by forcing them to take shortcuts, knowing that it will end up costing us warranty charges down the road." I guess I just hear a lot of lip-service and rarely see a company who *truly* carries thru with their promises. -- JoAnn Paules the cynic MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Dian D. Chapman, MVP" wrote in message ... True.g But then, when you're starting your own company, you also need a mission statement to help provide you with ammo for various reasons...like providing a focus for your business plan, getting venture cap and what to tell the IRS about what you do. ;-) Dian ~ On Sun, 1 May 2005 21:24:00 -0400, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Little worker ants?? I would bet if these ants knew that that is how the big bosses thought of them that they would tell those bosses to stuff their mission statement in places that the sun doesn't shine ;-) |
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I once worked for a public organisation that spent £40,000 of tax payers'
money to develop a pretentious mission statement, so memorable that I cannot remember it; and we weren't allowed to add it to our document templates, so as far as I am aware it was never used. Mission statements are a weak substitute for management on one hand and meaningless waffle on the other. I view any company that uses mission statements on its documents as having too many staff with too much time on their hands to waste money which they will then add on to my bill. Give me good honest service that you can see. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP] wrote: Google for them. There are more than enough out there. (Personally I think they are a load of crap. I just don't understand the need for them. If your company does a good job, that carries more weight than having a self-serving mission statement.) "business owner" business wrote in message ... Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great help. Thanks. |
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