{"id":81,"date":"2008-11-02T16:33:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-02T21:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/excellenceuniversity.net\/journal\/?p=78"},"modified":"2014-12-21T20:20:40","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T01:20:40","slug":"the-6-steps-toward-mission-activation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.excellenceuniversity.net\/journal\/81\/the-6-steps-toward-mission-activation","title":{"rendered":"Creating an “Excellence Tree”: 6 Steps Toward “Mission Activation”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here are what we have found to be the six most important\u00a0components of Mission Activation.\u00a0 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 growing an “Excellence Tree.”<\/p>\n

1. “Check The Soil”: Assess current levels of (and potential for) Mission Activation. <\/strong>In order to activate a mission statement, it is often helpful to first get a sense of how many of the Mission Activation components listed below are working for (or against) teams and individuals.\u00a0 There are many ways to assess the soil — some more valid than others.\u00a0 We\u2019ve found that the best way to\u00a0assess current Mission Activation potential is by having team members to take part in a confidential online Mission Activation assessment, such as the WATER Assessment (for more on the acronym WATER, click here<\/a>).\u00a0 For individuals who are not a part of a team or group, we assess the soil on an more individual basis via the Self-Mastery Assessment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. “Plant Your Tree”: Strongly align daily activity with the mission. <\/strong>Consistent clarification of the most important initiatives,\u00a0strategies\u00a0or visions related to the Mission (what we at our firm call \u201cPrimary Objectives\u201d) is another strong step toward Mission Activation.\u00a0 Because it can be so easy to get confused about what to do during frenzied times (which are more and more frequent nowadays, it seems), Mission Activation demands that this clarification happen on a regular basis throughout the entire year.\u00a0 In fact, we’ve found that regular clarification and prioritization\u00a0is a strong antidote to frenzied times; the more clear everyone is about how they can contribute to the activation of their missions in the most important ways, the less frenzied they\u00a0are!<\/p>\n

It has been our experience that the planting\u00a0of an Excellence Tree\u00a0consists of four important phases.\u00a0 When these phases are properly addressed, the Excellence Tree has been firmly planted in the soil through specific goals and objectives that are “rooted” in the mission:<\/p>\n