A vision statement describes where the company aspires to be upon achieving its mission. This statement reveals the “where” of a business. Below are some vision statements from well-known companies to give you a sense of how a vision represents a brand.
Some examples of mission statements are shown below. Just click on the pictures:
(drugstores) – “Champion the health and well-being of every community in America.”
(athletics) – “To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world.”
Some examples of vision statements are shown below. Just click on the pictures:
A world without Alzheimer’s disease.
(non-profit) – “Our vision is a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.”
More about Vision Statements A Vision statement outlines WHERE you want to be. Communicates both the purpose and values of your business.
Attract commitment.
Energise people.
Create meaning in group member’s lives.
Establish a standard of excellence.
Bridge the present and the future.
Show that different collaborative groups and organisations can have the same vision.
What is a Mission Statement?
A Mission Statement talks about HOW you will get to where you want to be. Defines the purpose and primary objectives related to your customer needs and team values. This British Council link illustrates clearly the difference between a vision and a mission statement.
A mission statement defines the collaborative group’s purpose according to what it will do and why, as well as who will be served. The purpose of a collaborative group’s mission statement is to relate:
WHAT is going to be done?
WHY it is done.
WHO is going to be served.
What makes a good mission statement?
It should relate to the organisation’s special task or purpose.
It should be no more than a paragraph—the shorter the better.
It is a useful tool to assess potential new directions—“Is this in keeping with our mission? ”
It may be that different collaborative groups and organisations have the same or similar mission statement.
Here are some bad examples. You can also have a look at these good and bad examples for vision statements
You can read more about the Nike Mission and Vision
Some examples of bad vision statements phrases that find application in many vision statements include:
“Maximize our customers’ ability to get their work done”
“Develop, deploy, and manage a diverse set of scalable and strategic knowledge management tools to serve our customers, improving the possibility of overall satisfaction among our diverse customer profiles.”
Why are they bad vision statements? Do you have any ideas?