Comments on: Mantra not Mission http://mierow.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/mantra-not-mission/ My own thoughts on life... when I remember to collect them. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:01:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jason DeBoer-Moran http://mierow.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/mantra-not-mission/#comment-16 Jason DeBoer-Moran Fri, 09 May 2008 19:29:30 +0000 http://mierow.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-16 Great ideas. I've been wondering about how much of the "business" and "start up" ideas I have been reading lately can transition into a college or university. I certainly hope so. Great ideas. I’ve been wondering about how much of the “business” and “start up” ideas I have been reading lately can transition into a college or university. I certainly hope so.

]]> By: Ann (Burnside) Horrmann http://mierow.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/mantra-not-mission/#comment-15 Ann (Burnside) Horrmann Thu, 08 May 2008 22:31:30 +0000 http://mierow.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-15 new blog, my friend : http://www.godchick101.blogspot.com/ new blog, my friend :
http://www.godchick101.blogspot.com/

]]> By: mierow http://mierow.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/mantra-not-mission/#comment-14 mierow Thu, 08 May 2008 14:39:49 +0000 http://mierow.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-14 Thanks Mike & Roger for the thoughts and ideas. I hope this sparks more discussion. I know that it already has for me, both at work and at home. One of the things we talked about yesterday was how this may be implemented into education. It may be easier at the higher ed level because you can break it down to each area/college/program. There is a university around the Twin Cities that almost everyone seems to know the "mantra" of their MBA program: "Good. For Business." I'm encouraged to see the possibilities of making small changes like this a reality. Thanks Mike & Roger for the thoughts and ideas. I hope this sparks more discussion. I know that it already has for me, both at work and at home.

One of the things we talked about yesterday was how this may be implemented into education. It may be easier at the higher ed level because you can break it down to each area/college/program. There is a university around the Twin Cities that almost everyone seems to know the “mantra” of their MBA program: “Good. For Business.” I’m encouraged to see the possibilities of making small changes like this a reality.

]]> By: Roger W. Farnsworth http://mierow.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/mantra-not-mission/#comment-13 Roger W. Farnsworth Wed, 07 May 2008 19:10:26 +0000 http://mierow.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-13 Interesting discussion. I agree that organisations often lose sight of the real goal of a mission statement in favor of ultra-distilled, committee-created prose. That is an easy and deadly trap to fall into. I wrote about the same idea in my blog today: http://ciscoetl.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/a-mission-statement-is-no-longer-enough/ Thanks for the discussion. Interesting discussion. I agree that organisations often lose sight of the real goal of a mission statement in favor of ultra-distilled, committee-created prose. That is an easy and deadly trap to fall into. I wrote about the same idea in my blog today:

http://ciscoetl.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/a-mission-statement-is-no-longer-enough/

Thanks for the discussion.

]]> By: Mike Bruder http://mierow.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/mantra-not-mission/#comment-12 Mike Bruder Wed, 07 May 2008 14:37:42 +0000 http://mierow.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-12 Art of the Start is an awesome read. You should check it out after Wikinomics. I agree that educational institutions have a long way to come in terms of understanding the difference between a mission statement and a mantra. Educational institutions have to really understand what their product/service is, who they are trying to reach, and what makes them unique. With so many different programs, it is pretty difficult to boil it down to 2 or 3 words. Maybe they should consider multiple mantras? Art of the Start is an awesome read. You should check it out after Wikinomics. I agree that educational institutions have a long way to come in terms of understanding the difference between a mission statement and a mantra. Educational institutions have to really understand what their product/service is, who they are trying to reach, and what makes them unique. With so many different programs, it is pretty difficult to boil it down to 2 or 3 words. Maybe they should consider multiple mantras?

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