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Vision and Mission Statement
Development of a Vision and Mission Statement for Principles of Leadership Course
For a vision statement to be successful, it must inspire members of a group, organization or team to find the intersection of their passions for their work and the needs of the organization, and then work very hard to deliver on the potential for making a contribution. Showing associates, employees, managers and leaders how their passions and interests for their role in an organization can make significant contributions is one of the indicators of a successful vision statement. In this respect a vision statement is a living document or philosophy (Kouzes & Posner, 2003, pp. 103-120). Ultimately a vision provides a very vivid glimpse as to the future of a group, team or organization and provides guidance to contributors on how to achieve the envisioned level of performance.
While vision statements define the future, mission statements define organizations' main purposes, philosophy, and major contributions. As a result, mission statements focus on what makes the organization relevant by concentrating on what needs are fulfilled by its activities, what its core strengths or competencies are, what the organization, collectively, stands for. Ultimately the best mission statements succinctly define what makes an organization unique and relevant, gaining support in the process (Kouzes, Posner, 2003, pp. 135-155).
The vision and mission statements for the Principles of Leadership class are as follows:
Vision Statement: By creating a learning environment that promotes critical thinking and independent thought, the Principles of Leadership course creates creative, independent-minded and discerning critical thinkers who can apply the concepts learned to leadership and managerial challenges in their careers.
Mission Statement: The Principles of Leadership course is committed to fostering critical thought, in-depth and insight analysis and discerning judgment by teaching students to be critical thinkers capable of applying leadership principles and concepts with agility and expertise now and in their future careers.
References
Kouzes, J & Posner, B (2003). The Leadership Challenge. Jossey-Bass; 3rd edition. New York, NY. August 7, 2003; pp. 103-160; Chapters 5 & 6
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