{"id":718,"date":"2013-09-20T15:05:52","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T15:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/?p=718"},"modified":"2023-08-25T16:52:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:52:39","slug":"a-guiding-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/a-guiding-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"A guiding mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A consistent trend emerges as successful organizations demonstrate sustainable mission statements and visions. \u00a0In the quality industry, many certifications even require in-depth knowledge of mission statement development and keys for successful implementation. \u00a0In Fayol&#8217;s Four Functions of Management, the development of a mission statement and strategy are included within the Planning phase.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mission statements are important.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At recent strategy meetings, Pro QC refreshed the organization&#8217;s mission statement which now includes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The Pro QC Global Team enables our customers to project their interests in quality and conformance. 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Anytime.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While most organizations have mission statements, the challenging component is following through and embedding that message into the corporate culture. \u00a0We also like to think that when organizations include quality in their guiding mission and manage successful corporate cultures, the consumer ultimately wins.<\/p>\n<p>There are several articles out there offering tips for mission statement development. \u00a0A few of the most popular considerations include:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>What do you do?<\/p>\n<p>What is your long-term vision?<\/p>\n<p>Where are you located?<\/p>\n<p>Who do you serve?<\/p>\n<p>How are you going to do it?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Additional resources include:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/65230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\">How to Write Your Mission Statement &#8211; Entrepreneur\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inc.com\/resources\/startup\/articles\/20050201\/missionstatement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\">Developing Effective Mission &amp; Vision Statements &#8211; Inc.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.extension.purdue.edu\/extmedia\/EC\/EC-720.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\">Developing Vision &amp; Mission Statements &#8211; Purdue\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A consistent trend emerges as successful organizations demonstrate sustainable mission statements and visions. \u00a0In the quality industry, many [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[261],"tags":[145,160],"class_list":["post-718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pro-qc","tag-mission","tag-proqc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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