Archive for November, 2006
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
Giving Thanks
For most Americans, Thanksgiving conjures up memories and/or the anticipation of traditions such as the huge dinner with cranberry sauce, someone carving the turkey, and the fight over who gets to pull the wishbone. It’s a time when we travel “over the river and through the woods” to celebrate with family — to play ball [...]
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
Step 8 Establish a schedule
Milestone Chart. Scheduling tasks required to achieve your mission is easy with a Milestone Chart. This chart used, by businesses large and small, traces its origin to the use of “milestones†or markers placed along highways to reassure trave…
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Saturday, November 18th, 2006
Step 7. Define supporting tasks.
Mission, goals, tasks. Now that you have written your mission statement and identified supporting goals, you are ready to divide each of the goals into smaller, supporting tasks. A task, for our purposes, may be defined “as a clearly defined piece of…
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Friday, November 17th, 2006
Step 6. Develop business strategies
Business strategies. Business strategies consist of special insights to match your resources, values and policies into a harmonious plan for carrying out your mission effectively and efficiently in your target market environment. Although developing a…
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Friday, November 17th, 2006
Gravity Hill - What you see is what you get
In the foothills of Salt Lake City located near the State Capitol building is a place of mystery and enchantment known as Gravity Hill. The physical characteristics of the surrounding terrain is such that it creates a natural phenomenon, which as been a delight to many over the years. At a specific location a driver [...]
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Thursday, November 16th, 2006
Step 5. Set supporting goals
Once you have written your mission statement, setting goals is straight forward and easy. Read your mission statement with pencil or marker in hand and underline each of the major points—which will usually vary from two to five items.Now, identify an…
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Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
Step 4. Identify your values and ethical expectations
Sharing your values and ethical expectations are important for two reasons. First, it helps build trust in your organization when you identify and share your values and live them daily. To express one sentiment and live another will damage trust and c…
