Mission Vision and Values Interactive Session

What connects you deeply to the work?

What is Columbus State's Promise

What is the Office of Advancement's Promise

Where do they intersect?

What are our commitments of work?

What are three words that describe our work?

why us, why this work, why now?

Impact, Legacy, Future?

Harvest

Next Steps

Vision, Mission, Values

Mission Statements

• boldly states your organization’s core purpose-“Why do we exist?”
• clearly articulates why your organization is special, what you do, and whom you do it for. written with concrete language and in the present tense.
• pragmatic and crystal clear so your goals and objectives will have a strategic direction.

Getting Started

• “The reason _____ (insert the name of your organization) exists is…”

Elements

• Who you do it for
• A clear benefit
• What you do

Action Steps

• Action Verbs: Makes the mission statement functional and effective.
• For Whom: Who is affected by your organization’s work and reason for existing?
• Result: What value/result/benefit do you contribute to the audience identified in the previous element?
• What You Do/How it is unique.

Vision Statement

• Where You’re Going--why your organization exists and articulates your core purpose.
• Written in future tense--helps create the roadmap for the future.

Writing a Vision Statement

• Motivating and inspirational. Reflective of a company's culture and core values.
• Aimed at bringing benefits and improvements to the organization in the future

Elements

• Brevity and clarity (30 words or less)
• Abstract and Challenging
• States and Organization's Purpose
• Sets a Desirable Goal
• Matches the Organization's Success Measures
• Communicates intentions/hopes for the future

What Will We Become?

To consider

• Where do we want the organization to go? What can we realistically achieve? What problem does the organization intend to solve? What are the changes we believe the organization can make for individuals? For the industry? How will things be different if the vision is realized? What phrases or keywords describe the type of organization and outcome we want?

Core Values

• Guide and ground how an organization thinks and behaves
• Guide how decisions are made and successful relationships formed
• Align with business practices
• Easy to remember and actionable
• Well defined--who we are (or want to be at our best)

To consider

• Important to team? Are they being enacted daily by team?
• Do they help guide people when making a decision?
• Do they embody the parts of the work the team is most proud of?
• Are they things you will still believe in years to come?

Stories/Sharing

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