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Following on from Part I and Part II - Vision, what is the mission statement?
The mission statement springs out of a clear vision statement. It plots the course towards [...]

Strategically Speaking

Serendipity is putting mission and strategy in the middle of my world. They are curiously emotive terms, dividing people into either cynics or firm believers in a single breath.
My passion for strategic planning has caused me to dig into these topics many times over the years. I firmly believe that you get the [...]

People get sloppy. Sometimes people are always sloppy, soggy. In choosing people to work with, the issue of balancing aptitude with experience comes up. There are people who have done a job day-in and day-out for years - lots of experience - but they are no better than a bright new thing with just a [...]

I was stirred by a recent post about personal history on Stephen’s Adversity University. I didn’t get on with history at school. I had great teachers, but I didn’t have a head for names and places. That puts a bit of a damper on being good at it. This was compounded by my belief that [...]