"What is our Mission Statement?"
Asking this question at the very beginning of the existence of your organization helps you in the preparation of this document.
A mission statement is described as "the operational, ethical and financial reasons" why an organization exists.
There are several reasons why you need to prepare your organization's statement of what its mission is. Among them are as stated below.
Stating the Mission
This Statement:
Prepare Foundation
Determine the foundation for your mission before reducing it to a written statement.
Choose the right elements that are important to your organization taking into consideration all the surrounding circumstances.
Examples:
Comparison to a Vision Statement
It is written:
Carter McNamara wrote:
Many people often get confused between the two statements. However, it is said that the one similarity is that both will state the same purpose of the organization.
In a nutshell, A vision statement expresses the ultimate objective of an organization. A vision is something like a guiding star that the organization focuses upon to attain. But it is always moving further away as the organization is at the point of achieving it.
A statement of mission refers to "what" the organization must do in the short and long-term in order to attain its vision. Achieving that mission requires you to formulate strategies and tactics.
Ask the right questions to point you in the right direction.
Try to prepare these two statements at the same time.
Preparing this Statement is one of the important areas of HR Strategic Planning.
Further, refer to your organization's Vision and Mission when preparing your HR Mission.
This is part of the step in linking HR to your organization's overall goal.
An organization' Mission Statements is usually found in Human Resource Policy Manual and Employee Manual.
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