Much has been written about culture in an organization and that culture is certainly an important thing for a leader to study. In both my personal experience and study of leadership, I’ve discovered that there is another culture in an organization that deserves a leader’s attention. This culture is probably not clearly defined …
Tag Archive: strategic planning
Feb 04 2010
Leadership Responsibility: Who’s Writing the Mission Statement
Recently, I read a short letter in a major business magazine which stated that mission statements need to be written by the people who have to follow them. I was in an organization once which subscribed to that theory and I can say that the only good that came from the effort was …
Jan 29 2010
A Good Plan Well Executed
I like to ask people if they know their company’s mission. Some give a somewhat decent rendition of what they think is the mission statement, some just say they don’t know, some mutter some platitude about customer service, and a few look at me like I was from Mars. For some reason I’m …
