Here’s an uncomfortable truth: Your vision statement is like a participation trophy on your website. It rests there, grammatically correct but strategically blurry, inspiring no one. Reflect on ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Brendan P. Keegan Do you ...

If you're developing a business or organization, determining a direction and establishing goals is critical to your success. Creating a mission or vision statement that's specific to your venture ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When the Walt Disney Co. was created in 1923, it had a simple vision. The company wanted to be the “world’s leading producers and ...

For teachers, the first weeks of school can feel like a blur, between setting the tone of your classroom and trying to remember a whole set of new names. And when it comes to setting expectations and ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Most companies have a clearly defined mission statement, but it’s the vision statement that employees cling onto. Whereas mission ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Micah is a Boston-based founder-strategist covering entrepreneurship Any business with goals needs a destination—the ultimate ...

For entrepreneurs, choosing opportunities that will best suit a business's strengths is part of the strategic planning process. Strategic planning results in some guiding ideas that serve to unify the ...

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 ...

Traditionally a mission statement is a formal summary of the aims or purposes and values of a company, organization, or individual. Purposes are the fundamental goals an organization aims to achieve, ...

The response to a global pandemic has elevated awareness of culture's vital role in an organization's success. Emerging generations were already challenging the outdated top-down, command-and-control ...