Vision, Mission, Value (With Examples and Tips) | From A Business Professor — Transcript
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- 0:00hello everyone welcome to business
- 0:02school 101 when starting a business you
- 0:05should have a clear picture of the
- 0:06problem you're solving how you plan to
- 0:08resolve it and which values drive your
- 0:10team and hook customers to attract top
- 0:13talent and ensure your idea is viable to
- 0:15stakeholders you need to be able to
- 0:17reduce these Concepts down to a simple
- 0:19Mission Vision and value statement in
- 0:22this video I'll explain what firm's
- 0:24vision mission and value statements are
- 0:26and provide you with some real world
- 0:28examples and tips to help you better
- 0:30craft your own statements
- 0:33Section 1 vision statement the vision
- 0:37statement describes the future of the
- 0:39organization it reveals what the company
- 0:41aspires to be or hopes to achieve in the
- 0:43long term the vision statement is not
- 0:45only inspirational and motivational but
- 0:47also provides Direction mapping out
- 0:49where the organization is headed in this
- 0:52regard it serves as a guide for choosing
- 0:54current and future courses of action an
- 0:56effective vision statement should be
- 0:58concise futuristic realistic
- 1:00aspirational and inspirational it
- 1:03shouldn't be generic but rather focus on
- 1:06outcomes specific to the organization
- 1:07here are a few real-world examples of
- 1:10companies vision statements first
- 1:12Microsoft's vision statement is to help
- 1:15people throughout the world realize
- 1:17their full potential
- 1:18second as a traditional technology
- 1:20company IBM's vision statement is to be
- 1:24the world's most successful and
- 1:25important information technology company
- 1:28last Nike as the world's top
- 1:30manufacturer of sports equipment its
- 1:32vision statement is bring inspiration to
- 1:34every athlete in the world and make
- 1:36sport a daily habit
- 1:38here are some tips for writing the
- 1:40vision statement tip 1 outline the
- 1:43basics ask yourself questions like what
- 1:45are the highest level of achievements
- 1:47your company wants to fulfill what is
- 1:49your company's long-term goal write down
- 1:51your answers to these questions can help
- 1:53you form your vision statement
- 1:55tip 2 speak to your employees one of the
- 1:58primary goals of your vision statement
- 2:00is motivating your team because they
- 2:02will be carrying out your vision so it
- 2:05should speak to them try brainstorming
- 2:07with your employees to get a better
- 2:08understanding of what drives your
- 2:10Workforce
- 2:11tip 3 be ambitious be bold and ambitious
- 2:14in your vision statement to inspire
- 2:16potential stakeholders in the scope of
- 2:18your vision also be realistic about what
- 2:21goals you can promise you'll meet
- 2:23tip 4 keep it short a vision statement
- 2:26should be concise enough for your
- 2:28employees to remember consider your
- 2:30vision statement an extended tagline and
- 2:32make sure it's no longer than one
- 2:34sentence
- 2:35tip 5 make it unique you want your
- 2:38vision statement to address how your
- 2:40organization is the only one that will
- 2:41be able to meet that specific goal even
- 2:44if other companies technically offer the
- 2:46same or similar service your unique goal
- 2:48will differentiate you from the pack
- 2:51section 2 mission statement
- 2:54the mission statement defines an
- 2:56organization's purpose or reason for
- 2:58being it guides the day-to-day
- 3:00operations of the organization
- 3:01communicates to external stakeholders
- 3:04the core Solutions the organization
- 3:05provides in society and motivates
- 3:07employees toward a common near to
- 3:09medium-term goal in short the mission
- 3:12statement paints a picture of who the
- 3:13company is and what the company does
- 3:16a good mission statement should only
- 3:18focus on what is most important to the
- 3:20organization it should be brief clear
- 3:23informative simple and direct it should
- 3:26avoid elaborate language cliches and
- 3:28generalizations and it should emphasize
- 3:30outcomes and the people the organization
- 3:32is serving here are a few real world
- 3:35examples first as one of the most famous
- 3:38electronic vehicle brand Tesla's mission
- 3:40statement is to accelerate the world's
- 3:43transition to sustainable energy
- 3:45second LinkedIn as a business and
- 3:47employment-oriented online service
- 3:49company its mission statimist is to
- 3:52connect the world's professionals to
- 3:53make them more productive and successful
- 3:55last papal an American multinational
- 3:58Financial technology company its mission
- 4:01statement is to build the web's most
- 4:03convenient secure cost-effective payment
- 4:05solution
- 4:07Forbes suggests that there are four
- 4:09essential questions a company's mission
- 4:10statement should answer
- 4:12what do we do
- 4:14how do we do it
- 4:15whom do we do it for
- 4:17what value are we bringing if you have a
- 4:20mission statement make sure it can
- 4:22answer these questions it makes all the
- 4:24difference
- 4:27Section 3 value statement
- 4:30the values statement highlights an
- 4:32organization's core principles and
- 4:34philosophical ideals it is used to both
- 4:36inform and guide the decisions and
- 4:38behaviors of the people inside the
- 4:40organization and signal to external
- 4:42stakeholders what's important to the
- 4:44company an organization's core values
- 4:46shape daily culture and establish
- 4:48standards of conduct against which
- 4:50actions and decisions can be assessed a
- 4:52values statement should be memorable
- 4:54actionable and Timeless the format of
- 4:57the values statement depends on the
- 4:59organization some organizations use one
- 5:01two or three words to describe their
- 5:03core values While others provide a short
- 5:06phrase
- 5:07here are some real world examples
- 5:09first Disney's values include openness
- 5:12honesty Integrity courage respect
- 5:16diversity and balance
- 5:19second zoom's values include care for
- 5:22Community customers company teammates
- 5:24selves
- 5:26airbnb's values are be a host Champion
- 5:29the mission Be A Serial entrepreneur
- 5:31embrace the adventure
- 5:33here are some tips to create a value
- 5:35statement tip 1 gather ideas by seeking
- 5:38input from Key stakeholders at your
- 5:40organization
- 5:41tip 2 select core principles that best
- 5:44reflect your organization's values
- 5:47tip 3 think of examples of how your
- 5:49chosen values affect the company's
- 5:51actions
- 5:52tip 4 write up your value statement and
- 5:55clear concise terms and seek feedback
- 5:58tip 5 think about where you will display
- 6:01your value statement
- 6:04section 4 differences in summary
- 6:07sometimes it's easy to confuse a values
- 6:10statement with a mission statement and
- 6:12vision statement but they reflect three
- 6:13very different aspects of who you are as
- 6:15a business vision statements are
- 6:17forward-looking statements that state
- 6:19what an organization is striving to
- 6:21achieve it should Inspire current and
- 6:23prospective employees and customers by
- 6:25showing its aspirations as an
- 6:27organization in contrast mission
- 6:29statements are action-based statements
- 6:31that declare the purpose of
- 6:32organizations and how they serve their
- 6:34customers this sometimes includes a
- 6:36description of the company what it does
- 6:38and its objectives the values statements
- 6:41highlight an organization's core
- 6:42principles and philosophical ideals in
- 6:45essence it is the moral direction of the
- 6:47organization that guides how it works
- 6:49makes decisions and takes action
- 6:51to sum up Mission Vision and value
- 6:54statements serve as the foundation for
- 6:56an organization's strategic plan they
- 6:59convey the purpose Direction and
- 7:01underlying values of the organization
- 7:03when developed and implemented in a
- 7:05thoughtful and deliberate manner these
- 7:07statements can serve as powerful tools
- 7:08that provide organizations with
- 7:10meaningful guidance especially in times
- 7:12of Rapid change consequently taking the
- 7:15time to craft relevant Mission Vision
- 7:17and value statements should be carefully
- 7:19considered
- 7:20all right that's all for today's topic
- 7:23so which company's vision mission or
- 7:26value statement inspires you the most do
- 7:28you have any questions about writing
- 7:30your own please leave your thoughts or
- 7:32questions in a comment below I hope that
- 7:34you guys have enjoyed this video and if
- 7:36you did make sure you give it a thumbs
- 7:38up and subscribe to my channel thanks
- 7:40for watching and I will see you next
- 7:42time
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