Comments on: Mission Statements are utter BS http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2005/07/mission-statements-are-utter-bs/ Sci-fi, comics, humor, photos...it's all fair game. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:05:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Kelson http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2005/07/mission-statements-are-utter-bs/#comment-10462 Kelson Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:48:29 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2005/07/29/mission-statements-are-utter-bs/#comment-10462 Hmm, it's clear and concise. The only ambiguity is in "my values," since the reader doesn't necessarily know what the speaker's values are. But it clearly conveys that the speaker is in the world domination business. As mission statements go, that's well ahead of the crop! Hmm, it’s clear and concise. The only ambiguity is in “my values,” since the reader doesn’t necessarily know what the speaker’s values are.

But it clearly conveys that the speaker is in the world domination business. As mission statements go, that’s well ahead of the crop!

]]> By: Chris Arndt http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2005/07/mission-statements-are-utter-bs/#comment-10459 Chris Arndt Tue, 18 Jul 2006 21:18:53 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2005/07/29/mission-statements-are-utter-bs/#comment-10459 I intend to conquer the earth and enslave your race to my values! how's that for a mission statement? I intend to conquer the earth and enslave your race to my values!

how’s that for a mission statement?

]]> By: *** Dave http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2005/07/mission-statements-are-utter-bs/#comment-10339 *** Dave Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:10:19 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2005/07/29/mission-statements-are-utter-bs/#comment-10339 Too many mission statements (my own firm's included) come across as executive brainstorming sessions where the reocrd-keeper was instructed to take every single one of the ideas thrown out and turn them into one or two clause-laden sentences. They rarely make any sense, and when they do they're usually trite beyond words. My company also has a trio of "core values" that actually functions better as a mission statement -- and, in fact, these are used when looking at proposals and directions ("how does this fit into our core values?"). So the concept of trying to sum up something about your company in a few phrases isn't necessarily a bad one -- it's just too often badly executed. Too many mission statements (my own firm’s included) come across as executive brainstorming sessions where the reocrd-keeper was instructed to take every single one of the ideas thrown out and turn them into one or two clause-laden sentences. They rarely make any sense, and when they do they’re usually trite beyond words.

My company also has a trio of “core values” that actually functions better as a mission statement — and, in fact, these are used when looking at proposals and directions (“how does this fit into our core values?”). So the concept of trying to sum up something about your company in a few phrases isn’t necessarily a bad one — it’s just too often badly executed.

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