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Old May 2nd, 2005, 12:02 AM
business owner
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Default I need samples of mission statements.

Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great help.
Thanks.
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Old May 2nd, 2005, 12:09 AM
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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."

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business owner wrote:
Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great
help. Thanks.



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Old May 2nd, 2005, 01:38 AM
JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]
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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.)

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"business owner" business wrote in message
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Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great help.
Thanks.



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Old May 2nd, 2005, 02:15 AM
Dian D. Chapman, MVP
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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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Old May 2nd, 2005, 02:18 AM
Dian D. Chapman, MVP
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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

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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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Old May 2nd, 2005, 02:24 AM
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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 ;-)

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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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Old May 2nd, 2005, 02:55 AM
Tonya Marshall
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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.

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I have not lost my mind, it's backed up on disk somewhere.
Tonya Marshall
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Old May 2nd, 2005, 03:07 AM
Dian D. Chapman, MVP
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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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Old May 2nd, 2005, 03:20 AM
JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]
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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.

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JoAnn Paules the cynic
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Dian D. Chapman, MVP" wrote in message
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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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Old May 2nd, 2005, 06:25 AM
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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.

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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.)


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Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great
help. Thanks.



 




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