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Comment on Mission vs. Vision by Rob Dayton

Rob Dayton — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:33:55 +0000

The pyramid and discussion are very help. Thank you Konrad and those that contributed. A group of government leaders were confused about mission and vision and were having trouble talking about our future because of these common terminology issues. The pyramid got them moving in unison. Perfect!

Comment on Incredible Videos of Live Graphic Recording by Jim

Jim — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:31:42 +0000

Dear Konrad,

Although the RSA recordings are really cool, they are far from “Live” graphic recording. I think they actually hurt the perception of the practice in some ways because a facilitator can land on-site and a customer will think that people can crank out this kind of drawing in real-time. Which nobody can do.

These are staged and storyboarded, then the action of drawing and writing is sped-up and combined with the audio.

I think it is a great use of the tools, because telling a story graphically is wonderful and people understand it so much better than just the text or powerpoint.

But people thinking it is “live” in real time creates a false expectation of a facilitator.

Thanks for sharing.

Comment on Mission vs. Vision by farzana nadira

farzana nadira — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:08:11 +0000

to doing my study, i just keep in mind or, understand that-
mission refers to your present condition to achieve your dream(in short it relates to your present condition).
and vision refers to what is your dream(it is future related)

Comment on Mission vs. Vision by Business Vision and Mission & critical to success, there is still time

Business Vision and Mission & critical to success, there is still time — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:13:34 +0000

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Comment on Creativity in Strategic Planning by videos divertidos

videos divertidos — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:13:10 +0000

Thanks for this post, I am considering talking about the same in my blog.

Comment on Mission vs. Vision by Stanton Royce

Stanton Royce — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:37:33 +0000

Way back in time, God created the Mission Statement- then a bunch of consultants wanting more attention than God began fighting over vision and mission, which is which, should it be a pie chart or pyramid, and if a pyramid, which way should it point and what should be at the point of the pyramid. While the consultants were arguing, God created quantum physics and parallel universes so everyone could do it their own way off in their own little worlds. Point is, what is important within an enterprise is to agree on what is what then plan and work the plan. In practice, in most companies, the work day is full of activities which should be bases on some strategy for goals to achieve objectives which should all be focused on achieving the mission. All activities should be judged as go or no go against the values. Achieving the mission should manifest, create in the material universe, the vision. In reality, to varying degrees and in my experience more so in not-for-profit enterprises but just as common in for-profits, much human activity is based on personal agendas to satisfy some degree of personality disorders and emotional immaturity of the actors, with no regard for the impact of the actions upon the mission. Stanton Royce, MBA, The Millionaire’s Coach®

Comment on Strategy in a Downturn by Mohammed Yassar

Mohammed Yassar — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:46:36 +0000

Nice article.Thanks.

Comment on Mission vs. Vision by Sanjay Swarup

Sanjay Swarup — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:03:20 +0000

Even Steven Covey talks about taking the time to identify your Mission before you undertake any of your goals in life. I attest that Mission should be on top of the pyramid, and then all the subsequent layers should be how to go about achieving your mission.

Comment on Mission vs. Vision by kc

kc — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:56:54 +0000

Like M. Postilli above, all the research / work I’ve done in this area show the hierarchy going vision / mission / goals / objectives / strategy / tactics. Agree with values being the underlying aspect / foundation for the organization / culture.

Either way, as long as all of the stakeholders agree to the definition things can get moving! It is the interminable time spent defining them that is counter-productive.

Comment on Mission vs. Vision by Konrad

Konrad — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:49:08 +0000

I could have drawn the pyramid the other way around, with the most fundamental and broad element (mission) at the bottom. I chose this way to draw it because it mirrors how we think about organizations and strategic planning processes. The broadest, most fundamental decision-making tends to happen at the top, and more specific decisions are made lower down. So, it’s a top-down hierarchy of decisions. There is also a much larger quantity of the more specific decisions, which works well with the broadening of the graphic toward the bottom.