Favorite Quotes

Listen to the five-minute Favorite Quotes audio program from Coach’s Corner. 

The only thing worse than doing something poorly is doing something with excellence that shouldn’t be done in the first place.

This is one of my favorite quotes, though I’m not sure where I picked it up. I like it because I’ve found that it’s not unusual for people to have great passion for something and spend a lot of time, energy, and money on it, and yet it has little or no positive impact for them or their organization.

Mission, Values, Vision: Part 4

This is Part 4 in a series on Mission, Values, and Vision. You may want to check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 before you read on.

Listen to the five-minute Mission, Values, Vision: Part 4 audio program from Coach’s Corner. 

In this final post in the series on mission, values, and vision, I will explore a key role that a leader plays in an organization: clarifying and communicating vision. Vision is a picture of a preferred future that challenges the organization to become better at living out their mission and values.

Mission, Values, Vision: Part 3

This is Part 3 in a series on Mission, Values, and Vision. You may want to check out Part 1 and Part 2 before you read on.

Listen to the five-minute Mission, Values, Vision: Part 3 audio program from Coach’s Corner.

In today’s post I’m going to explore a key role that a leader plays in an organization: clarifying and communicating the organization’s values.

An organization’s values are key rules or behavioral norms that drive the team’s behavior, define how to be, both with each other and with those the organization serves, and describe a particular kind of focus for how the organization will do its work.

Mission, Values, Vision: Part 2

This is Part 2 in a series on Mission, Values, and Vision. You may want to check out Part 1 before you read on.

Listen to the five-minute Mission, Values, Vision: Part 2 audio program from Coach’s Corner.

In today’s post I will talk about a key role that a leader plays in an organization: clarifying and communicating the mission of the organization. 

Mission, Values, Vision: Part 1

Listen to the five-minute Mission, Values, Vision: Part 1 audio program from Coach’s Corner. 

In today’s post I’m kicking off a series on three keys to leading an organization. Any guesses of what three key things help define an organization and lead to it’s effectiveness?

Mission, Values, and Vision.