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December 29th, 2008

Mission Activation: How to Actually Live Your Mission Statement (Even During Frantic & Uncertain Times)

by Dr. Brian Higley

Many organizations, teams and individuals work very hard to develop Mission and Vision Statements - yet almost everyone I speak with believes that they often do not seem to “live” these statements extremely well. Each year, a lot of valuable time and energy go into developing Mission Statements that will quickly be forgotten or ignored in the often frantic day-to-day activities that follow. And - here’s the kicker - most people know that they will not fulfill their Mission Statements even as they spend valuable time developing them! And yet we continue to develop Mission Statements (both personal and professional) even as we recognize deep down that most of them will not be fulfilled very well. What is going on here - and how can we stop wasting valuable time, energy and money developing statements that we know will not be fulfilled?

November 2nd, 2008

Creating an “ExcellenceTree”: 6 Steps Toward “Mission Activation”

by Dr. Brian Higley

Here are what we have found to be the 6 most important components of a powerfully “Activated” Mission, both on a day-to-day basis and across the entire year (and beyond). Since we believe that Mission Activation is so similar to the process of growing a strong tree, we often refer to the process of Mission Activation as creating an Mission-centered “ExcellenceTree.”

November 1st, 2008

“Planting” and ExcellenceTree: A Critical Step in Living a Mission Statement

by Dr. Brian Higley

Living a Mission Statement requires an Activated Mission - “ExcellenceTrees were designed to promote Mission Activation. Here are the four phases of “Mission Activation Step 2: “Planting an ExcellenceTree” the second step to consider when attempting to actually live a Mission Statement:

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