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Innovation and Design 2015 – Presented by Chrissanne Long – Maximize Digital Media 1 If you don’t understand people, you don’t understand business – Simon Sinek A Discussion of Mission, Vision and Culture A company without vision is like a traveler without a destination. If there is no reason to take a trip, there is no reason to get in the car in the first place. Employees, in order to successfully (consistently) carry out a strategic plan must know why they are on the bus. A vision is a set of ideals the founders, or leaders of a company believe are important. They usually contain very revealing details about the founders, and their overall purpose for creating the business. They are the core of the company and for the most successful businesses, go deeper than transactions. Example: Let’s say I give 2 different people an identical map. I send them both to the same destination, but their purpose for the trip is different. Person A Is sent with the goal of taking an enjoyable road trip with the objective of finding locally owned “hot spots” in every city along the way. I want them to explore, and enjoy the culture of each town they encounter. Their reward will be based on the number of souvenirs and the stories they collect along the way. Person B Is sent with the goal of finding the fastest way to the destination. Their reward will be tied to the speed at which they will get from point A to point B. Same destination, different visions, different actions to take to accomplish the goal of arriving at point B. This is why I firmly believe all companies (and people) must start with WHY. Apple: Just a computer company? Martin Luther King, Jr.: Just an activist? The Wright Brothers: Just Inventors? What is the difference between these examples and “just another company/person/innovator?”

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Innovation  and  Design  2015  –  Presented  by  Chrissanne  Long  –  Maximize  Digital  Media   1  

If  you  don’t  understand  people,  you  don’t  understand  business  –  Simon  Sinek    

A  Discussion  of  Mission,  Vision  and  Culture    

A  company  without  vision  is  like  a  traveler  without  a  destination.    If  there  is  no  reason  to  take  a  trip,  there  is  no  reason  to  get  in  the  car  in  the  first  place.      Employees,  in  order  to  successfully  (consistently)  carry  out  a  strategic  plan  must  know  why  they  are  on  the  bus.        A  vision  is  a  set  of  ideals  the  founders,  or  leaders  of  a  company  believe  are  important.    They  usually  contain  very  revealing  details  about  the  founders,  and  their  overall  purpose  for  creating  the  business.  They  are  the  core  of  the  company  and  for  the  most  successful  businesses,  go  deeper  than  transactions.      Example:    Let’s  say  I  give  2  different  people  an  identical  map.    I  send  them  both  to  the  same  destination,  but  their  purpose  for  the  trip  is  different.      Person  A    Is  sent  with  the  goal  of  taking  an  enjoyable  road  trip  with  the  objective  of  finding  locally  owned  “hot  spots”  in  every  city  along  the  way.    I  want  them  to  explore,  and  enjoy  the  culture  of  each  town  they  encounter.  Their  reward  will  be  based  on  the  number  of  souvenirs  and  the  stories  they  collect  along  the  way.    Person  B  Is  sent  with  the  goal  of  finding  the  fastest  way  to  the  destination.  Their  reward  will  be  tied  to  the  speed  at  which  they  will  get  from  point  A  to  point  B.      Same  destination,  different  visions,  different  actions  to  take  to  accomplish  the  goal  of  arriving  at  point  B.      This  is  why  I  firmly  believe  all  companies  (and  people)  must  start  with  WHY.        

Apple:  Just  a  computer  company?  Martin  Luther  King,  Jr.:  Just  an  activist?  The  Wright  Brothers:  Just  Inventors?  

   

What  is  the  difference  between  these  examples  and  “just  another  company/person/innovator?”  

 

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According  to  Simon  Sinek  –  All  great  and  inspiring  leaders  and  organizations  in  the  world  all  think,  act  and  communicate  the  exact  same  way.                                    Every  single  person  on  the  planet  knows  WHAT  they  do  (100%)    Some  know  HOW  they  do  it  (Unique  selling  proposition,  proprietary  process,  differentiating  value  proposition)    Very  few  people/organizations  know  WHY  they  do  what  they  do.      Profit  is  not  a  WHY.    Profit  is  a  RESULT…  Always.  

 “Why”  is  your  purpose,  your  cause,  your  belief.  

 Your  why  is  what  gets  you  up  in  the  morning.    

 Inspired  organizations  all  think,  act  and  communicate  from  the  inside  out.    So,  the  question  becomes…  do  you  want  to  be  “just  another  ___________  company”  or  do  you  want  to  be  an  inspired  organization?      If  Apple  were  “outside  in”    “We  make  great  computers.    (What)    “They’re  beautifully  designed,  simple  to  use,  and  user  friendly.”  How  “Wanna  buy  one?”      This  is  how  most  of  us  communicate.  It’s  how  most  marketing  is  done,  how  most  sales  people  are  trained.      

Listen  to  Simon’s  Talk  here:      http://j.mp/innovatelkld1    

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Let’s  look  at  a  couple  of  organizations  and  see  if  we  can  determine  if  they  are  inside  out  or  outside  in  companies.        Publix      

Warby  Parker

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 Virgin  Atlantic    

       Trader  Joe’s    

 Starbucks    

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Culture:  How  long  would  a  company  last  if  they  didn’t  back  up  their  mission  and  vision  with  actions?    This  is  how  a  company  culture  is  created.    What  if  Starbucks  shooed  people  out  their  door,  or  limited  access  to  the  Internet  after  a  certain  period  of  time.      The  culture  of  Starbucks  suggests  a  relationship.    The  confidence  that  you’ll  come  back,  because  you  feel  no  sense  of  urgency,  and  there  is  no  demand  for  you  to  spend  more  money  when  you  sit  there  for  hours.      What  if  Warby  Parker  didn’t  donate  a  pair  of  glasses  for  every  one  they  sell?    How  long  would  it  take  before  a  culture  clash  destroyed  the  company?    Everyone  (in  Lakeland)  has  a  Publix  story.    One  that  backs  up  the  company’s  mission  to  a  “T.”    Not  every  Publix  experience  is  perfect.  But  Publix  guarantees  to  make  it  right.            Culture  is  not  just  about  the  customers,  it’s  about  everyone  in  the  company  too.    All  employees  have  to  “buy  in”  to  the  culture  in  order  for  the  culture  to  exist…      

President  Kennedy  touring  NASA  Space  Center  stops  and  asks  a  man  in  overalls  what  he  does  at  the  Space  Center…  the  janitor  replies  –  I’m  helping  to  put  a  man  on  the  moon,  Mr.  President.      

 21st  Century  Businesses  –  What  creates  great  culture?    Notes  for  discussion    

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If  you’re  going  to  create  a  mission/vision  statement;  if  you’re  going  to  have  core  values  that  represent  your  company.;  make  sure  they  mean  something.    Richard  Branson  wrote  about  this  for  Entrepreneur  Magazine.        

“Most  mission  statements  are  full  of  blah  truisms  and  are  anything  but  inspirational.  A  company's  employees  don't  really  need  to  be  told  that  "The  mission  of  XYZ  Widgets  is  to  make  the  best  widgets  in  the  world  while  providing  excellent  service."  They  must  think,  "As  opposed  to  what?  Making  the  worst  widgets  and  offering  the  lousiest  service?"  Such  statements  show  that  management  lacks  imagination,  and  perhaps  in  some  cases,  direction.”                                     Source:  http://j.mp/innovatelkld      

   I  personally  believe  that  a  company’s  core  values  cannot  be  created  until  the  individuals  creating  the  company  are  clear  about  their  own  personal  core  values.  These  core  values  have  to  be  clearly  articulated  (written  down)  and  tested  in  the  individual’s  day-­‐to-­‐day  decision  making.        My  personal  why:      I  believe  I  exist  to  inspire  others  to  find  the  greatness  within  themselves  so  that  they  will  be  empowered  to  be  a  positive  force  in  the  lives  of  others.      My  core  values:      Authenticity      Integrity,  Accountability  and  Transparency    Find  solutions,  not  problems    Always  be  learning      Cultivate  an  environment  that  encourages  others  to  be  their  best.