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November 12th, 2008
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 (and others) often do not seem to “live” these statements on a day-to-day basis. Each year, a lot of valuable time and energy go into developing statements that will quickly be forgotten or ignored in the often frantic day-to-day activities that follow the development of the statement - and most people know that this is true even as they develop their statements! 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. What is going on here - and how can we stop this crazy cycle of developing statements that we know will not be fulfilled?
November 2nd, 2008
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.”
September 15th, 2008
by Dr. Brian Higley
I’m often told that people fall into 2 categories: “wishers” and “doers.” Individuals who tell me this are often surprised to hear my response: that my experience and research indicates that this is almost always absolutely untrue! This may seem counter-intuitive, but I recently conducted a scientific study on this topic and found some very interesting results that might be helpful to both your business and your personal life.
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