Graham

Just like the MPS!

Terry Farrell

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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:I once worked for a public organisation that spent £40,000 of tax payers'
: money to develop a pretentious mission statement, so memorable that I
cannot
: remember it; and we weren't allowed to add it to our document templates,
so
: as far as I am aware it was never used. Mission statements are a weak
: substitute for management on one hand and meaningless waffle on the other.
: I view any company that uses mission statements on its documents as having
: too many staff with too much time on their hands to waste money which they
: will then add on to my bill. Give me good honest service that you can see.
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: Graham Mayor - Word MVP
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: My web site www.gmayor.com
: Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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: JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP] wrote:
: Google for them. There are more than enough out there. (Personally I
: think they are a load of crap. I just don't understand the need for
: them. If your company does a good job, that carries more weight than
: having a self-serving mission statement.)
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: "business owner" business wrote in
: message ...
: Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great
: help. Thanks.
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