Companies have created mission statements for years to explain why they exist and why they do what they do. Google’s mission statement, for example, is "to organize the world’s information and make it ...

Many companies include mission, vision or value statements in their sexual harassment policies. While a sexual harassment policy can be written to reflect state and federal laws, descriptions of ...

Do you recognize this mission statement? To organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. That’s Google‘s. What about this one? To accelerate the advent of ...

Having worked in strategy for over 10 years and studied and lectured in strategy, I truly believe the act of “strategy making” can influence positive directions for companies and people by asking them ...

A mission statement encompasses a company's objectives, goals and beliefs into one written document. Companies use mission statements to keep employees focused on the main goals of the company, while ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I can probably count on one hand the number of great company mission statements I’ve seen in my over two decades in marketing. While most ...

A good mission statement serves a twofold purpose for businesses, focusing employees toward a common goal and communicating to consumers whether that company objective is a good match for their needs.

If you embrace your company’s mission statement, and it’s all soft, warm, and fuzzy, is that a good thing? This lunchtime series is dedicated to the proposition that nothing built by human beings is ...

Crafting a compelling career mission statement is a pivotal step for ambitious professionals aiming to navigate their career paths with clarity and purpose. Whether you’re a recent graduate or a ...

In my talks to parents, I always include how to make a Family Mission Statement. After my talk, I’ve had parents whose children are now grown come up and say, “I wish we had done that as a family.” ...

There’s an adage that says if you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up anywhere. In order to combat this tendency, companies design compasses and maps to inform them of who they want to be in ...

Mission and vision statements can be great means to give an organization focus, coherence, and direction. But often they don’t. And if not, the time and money spent on formulating them may become a ...