The question “What is your vision statement for your practice?” often elicits funny looks from financial planners. Many individuals chose the financial planning profession because of its orientation ...

Having an inspiring and attainable vision statement for your company is one of the most important ways to motivate the entire staff's progress toward attaining particular goals. When you are starting ...

I’ve found that one of the surest ways to get managers to start staring out the window is to initiate a conversation about “mission and vision.” All managers know that their organization is supposed ...

Last century’s Mission Statement has evolved into today’s Simplicity Vision Statement. Instead of a buzzword-driven paragraph, the Vision Statement helps you articulate why simplification is important ...

Crafting clear mission and vision statements is critical to shaping company identity, motivating employees and guiding decision-making. A mission statement defines the current scope and purpose of the ...

We spend an inordinate amount of time in this industry training advisors how to craft statements: elevator pitches, unique value proposition (UVP) statements, mission statements, vision statements, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the creation and management of exceptional wealth. Many ultra-wealthy family members and senior executives at single ...

Organizations that set benchmarks or serve as examples of how to do things effectively and efficiently are called "best-practice" organizations. The techniques they use -- the "best practices" -- have ...

Few, if any, forces are as powerful as shared vision. A clearly worded vision is vital to the success of a business because it creates enthusiasm for a future state that is important and desirable by ...

Dunkin’ Donuts CEO Bob Rosenberg pours a customer coffee as actor Michael Vale, who plays “Fred the Baker” in TV commercials, gets ready with a donut at the original Dunkin’ Donuts location in Quincy, ...