Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great help.
Thanks.

It think the grammar might be a little off, but I always liked the one from
the 60s Sci-Fi show Star Trek. "To boldly go where no man has gone before."

--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.

business owner wrote:
Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great
help. Thanks.

Greg Maxey wrote:
It think the grammar might be a little off, but I always liked the one from
the 60s Sci-Fi show Star Trek. "To boldly go where no man has gone before."

If you put Mission Statement in a Google search, you get a LOT of
helpful stuff.

--
I have not lost my mind, it's backed up on disk somewhere.
Tonya Marshall

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.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"business owner" business wrote in message
...
Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great help.
Thanks.

FYI...without a mission statement, it can be too easy for all the
little worker ants to get off target...particularly when you have lots
of little bosses. Having a statement helps to keep the lines
clear...and a company on target as it grows.

Dian ~

On Sun, 1 May 2005 20:38:21 -0400, "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.)

Little worker ants?? I would bet if these ants knew that that is how the
big bosses thought of them that they would tell those bosses to stuff their
mission statement in places that the sun doesn't shine ;-)

--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.

Dian D. Chapman, MVP wrote:
FYI...without a mission statement, it can be too easy for all the
little worker ants to get off target...particularly when you have lots
of little bosses. Having a statement helps to keep the lines
clear...and a company on target as it grows.

Dian ~

On Sun, 1 May 2005 20:38:21 -0400, "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.)

True.g

But then, when you're starting your own company, you also need a
mission statement to help provide you with ammo for various
reasons...like providing a focus for your business plan, getting
venture cap and what to tell the IRS about what you do. ;-)

Dian ~

On Sun, 1 May 2005 21:24:00 -0400, "Greg Maxey"
wrote:

Little worker ants?? I would bet if these ants knew that that is how the
big bosses thought of them that they would tell those bosses to stuff their
mission statement in places that the sun doesn't shine ;-)

The mission statements I've seen all say things about offering quality
products/services, efficiency, etc. Well, duh! I certainly don't expect them
to be honest and say things like "We strive to drive our workers nuts by
forcing them to take shortcuts, knowing that it will end up costing us
warranty charges down the road."

I guess I just hear a lot of lip-service and rarely see a company who
*truly* carries thru with their promises.

--
JoAnn Paules the cynic
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Dian D. Chapman, MVP" wrote in message
...
True.g

But then, when you're starting your own company, you also need a
mission statement to help provide you with ammo for various
reasons...like providing a focus for your business plan, getting
venture cap and what to tell the IRS about what you do. ;-)

Dian ~

On Sun, 1 May 2005 21:24:00 -0400, "Greg Maxey"
wrote:

Little worker ants?? I would bet if these ants knew that that is how the
big bosses thought of them that they would tell those bosses to stuff
their
mission statement in places that the sun doesn't shine ;-)

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.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



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.)


"business owner" business wrote in
message ...
Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great
help. Thanks.

They obviously didn't understand how to run the place and misused the
concept. Not to mention that the idiot who was running the place
should have been shot on site for that misuse of funds! ;-)

This is our statement for MouseTrax.com...took me about 20 mins to
consider it properly, write it and add it to our site...as our reason
for being.

"MouseTrax.com is dedicated to giving back to the community by helping
computer users fight the headaches of struggling to learn new
technology."

Dian ~

On Mon, 2 May 2005 06:25:06 +0100, "Graham Mayor"
wrote:

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.

Dian,

That might have achieved the goals like providing:

a focus for your business plan, getting venture cap and what to tell the
IRS about what you do.

.... but since you charge a fee for this giving it seems to me that a more
likely reason for being is to make profit ;-).

I stand with those who feel the statements are basically worthless. That
said, I am glad to hear that you only spent about 20 minutes on yours.

--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.

Dian D. Chapman, MVP wrote:
They obviously didn't understand how to run the place and misused the
concept. Not to mention that the idiot who was running the place
should have been shot on site for that misuse of funds! ;-)

This is our statement for MouseTrax.com...took me about 20 mins to
consider it properly, write it and add it to our site...as our reason
for being.

"MouseTrax.com is dedicated to giving back to the community by helping
computer users fight the headaches of struggling to learn new
technology."

Dian ~

On Mon, 2 May 2005 06:25:06 +0100, "Graham Mayor"
wrote:

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.

... but since you charge a fee for this giving it seems to me that a more
likely reason for being is to make profit ;-).

And in that statement...you are completely mistaken.

We do NOT charge squat for the help/advise that we provide. Unlike
many who refuse to take support email through their personal email...I
do that all day long and have no problem with it. I happily help MANY
people with free advice, critiques of their work and often times
provide free help to those who even offer to pay...because it's not
right to charge one person for something I freely give to others. So
you might want to get your facts straight.

Yes, if someone comes to me asking me to build them a project...THEN I
point them toward my consulting services...which is an entirely
different matter. But also in that case, they do get free info about
what it will take and what the cost would be to go that route...as
well as info links to learn on their own and the time/cost differences
from doing it themselves versus having me do it for them.

Dian ~

On Mon, 2 May 2005 05:59:28 -0400, "Greg Maxey"
wrote:

... but since you charge a fee for this giving it seems to me that a more
likely reason for being is to make profit ;-).

On Mon, 02 May 2005 01:05:06 -0500, "Dian D. Chapman, MVP"
wrote:


This is our statement for MouseTrax.com...took me about 20 mins to
consider it properly, write it and add it to our site...as our reason
for being.

"MouseTrax.com is dedicated to giving back to the community by helping
computer users fight the headaches of struggling to learn new
technology."

Or in other words "MouseTrax.com" followed by 21 words of pretentious,
meaningless blather. I prefer products whose actions speak for
themselves...


Blessed be, for sure...

You are welcomed to your option...enjoy it.shrug

Dian ~

On Mon, 02 May 2005 09:11:36 -0500, Jim
wrote:

On Mon, 02 May 2005 01:05:06 -0500, "Dian D. Chapman, MVP"
wrote:


This is our statement for MouseTrax.com...took me about 20 mins to
consider it properly, write it and add it to our site...as our reason
for being.

"MouseTrax.com is dedicated to giving back to the community by helping
computer users fight the headaches of struggling to learn new
technology."

Or in other words "MouseTrax.com" followed by 21 words of pretentious,
meaningless blather. I prefer products whose actions speak for
themselves...


Blessed be, for sure...

Graham

Just like the MPS!

Terry Farrell

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
: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.
:
: --
:
: Graham Mayor - Word MVP
:
: My web site www.gmayor.com
: Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
:
:
:
: 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.)
:
:
: "business owner" business wrote in
: message ...
: Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great
: help. Thanks.
:
:

You might want to check out these links...

http://www.tgci.com/magazine/98fall/mission.asp

http://www.nightingale.com/tMission_...eStatement.asp

http://www.web-castles.com/sample-mi...tatement.shtml

Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant
Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified
Editor/TechTrax Ezine

Free MS Tutorials: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax
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Optimize your business docs: http://www.mousetrax.com/consulting
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On Sun, 1 May 2005 16:02:02 -0700, "business owner" business
wrote:

Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great help.
Thanks.

I just came across one from a Project Management company:
Our mission is to anticipate the needs of our
clients to conceive, develop, and deliver the
highly effective project management solutions
used to seize competitive advantage.

"business owner" wrote:

Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great help.
Thanks.

Ghastly. I'd steer well clear of that company.

Terry

"~KO" wrote in message
...
:I just came across one from a Project Management company:
: Our mission is to anticipate the needs of our
: clients to conceive, develop, and deliver the
: highly effective project management solutions
: used to seize competitive advantage.
:
: "business owner" wrote:
:
: Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great
help.
: Thanks.

When I first glanced at that, I thought it said something about deceiving,
not conceiving. Oops. ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"TF" terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote in message
...
Ghastly. I'd steer well clear of that company.

Terry

"~KO" wrote in message
...
:I just came across one from a Project Management company:
: Our mission is to anticipate the needs of our
: clients to conceive, develop, and deliver the
: highly effective project management solutions
: used to seize competitive advantage.
:
: "business owner" wrote:
:
: Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great
help.
: Thanks.

JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP] wrote:

When I first glanced at that, I thought it said something about deceiving,
not conceiving. Oops. ;-)

speaking of 'desparate housewives...' lol

You'll probably want to steer clear of the company with this mission
statement, too, T! eg

"We work to help people and businesses throughout the world realize
their full potential."

D ~

On Tue, 10 May 2005 22:13:52 +0100, "TF"
terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote:

Ghastly. I'd steer well clear of that company.

Terry

"~KO" wrote in message
...
:I just came across one from a Project Management company:
: Our mission is to anticipate the needs of our
: clients to conceive, develop, and deliver the
: highly effective project management solutions
: used to seize competitive advantage.
:
: "business owner" wrote:
:
: Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great
help.
: Thanks.

Is that MS, per chance?

And what in the world does eg mean? Excellent grin? Egghead grin?


On 5/10/05 6:48 PM, "Dian D. Chapman, MVP" wrote:

You'll probably want to steer clear of the company with this mission
statement, too, T! eg

"We work to help people and businesses throughout the world realize
their full potential."

D ~

On Tue, 10 May 2005 22:13:52 +0100, "TF"
terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote:

Ghastly. I'd steer well clear of that company.

Terry

"~KO" wrote in message
...
:I just came across one from a Project Management company:
: Our mission is to anticipate the needs of our
: clients to conceive, develop, and deliver the
: highly effective project management solutions
: used to seize competitive advantage.
:
: "business owner" wrote:
:
: Getting some samples of actual mission statements would be of great
help.
: Thanks.

Hi Daiya,

Evil Grin Cindy, Dian~ and a couple of others
are founding 'evil twins' members from the
MS Word forum on Compuserve

======
"Daiya Mitchell" wrote in message .. .
Is that MS, per chance?

And what in the world does eg mean? Excellent grin? Egghead grin?

Hi E~

Back before they knew they were mission statements...

"To all that come to this happy place: welcome.
Disneyland is your land.
Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth
may savor the challenge and promise of the future.

Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams,
and the hard facts that have created America...
with hope that you will consider every penny spent here
an investment in joy for the world."
-- Disneyland's dedication, 1955

=======
"Dian D. Chapman, MVP" wrote in message ...
You'll probably want to steer clear of the company with this mission
statement, too, T! eg

"We work to help people and businesses throughout the world realize
their full potential."

D ~

That's a pretty cool one. ;-)

E ~

On Tue, 10 May 2005 21:52:33 -0700, "Bob Buckland ?:-\)"
75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com wrote:

Hi E~

Back before they knew they were mission statements...

"To all that come to this happy place: welcome.
Disneyland is your land.
Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth
may savor the challenge and promise of the future.

Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams,
and the hard facts that have created America...
with hope that you will consider every penny spent here
an investment in joy for the world."
-- Disneyland's dedication, 1955

=======
"Dian D. Chapman, MVP" wrote in message ...
You'll probably want to steer clear of the company with this mission
statement, too, T! eg

"We work to help people and businesses throughout the world realize
their full potential."

D ~