http://changemanagementnews.com/losing-focus-and-clarity-of-vision/ Change Without Migraines (tm) Tue, 04 May 2010 20:16:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://changemanagementnews.com/losing-focus-and-clarity-of-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-47586 Joseph Logan Thu, 07 May 2009 09:18:29 +0000 http://changemanagementnews.com/?p=250#comment-47586 Interesting. I've recently been pondering the significance of a move I made this year from a massive global corporation to a 4-person start-up. The mission statement process at the large company was maddening--buzzwords, vagueness, and ultimately pointless as the exercise was finished (or not) and forgotten. The start-up has never been through this process, and yet the vision and focus are crisp and clear, with people speaking the same language. A lot of it is a function of size and hours spent in close proximity, of course, but I've been wondering if the process itself is an indication of incoherence, a band-aid that conveys a cry for help rather than a sense of clarity. I don't know the answers; it's just a series of thoughts. Interesting. I’ve recently been pondering the significance of a move I made this year from a massive global corporation to a 4-person start-up. The mission statement process at the large company was maddening–buzzwords, vagueness, and ultimately pointless as the exercise was finished (or not) and forgotten. The start-up has never been through this process, and yet the vision and focus are crisp and clear, with people speaking the same language. A lot of it is a function of size and hours spent in close proximity, of course, but I’ve been wondering if the process itself is an indication of incoherence, a band-aid that conveys a cry for help rather than a sense of clarity. I don’t know the answers; it’s just a series of thoughts.

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