To come to consensus about what its stands for and where it's headed, one South Carolina-based law firm recently took the time required to produce an organizational mission statement. That is, think about how you want to be remembered when you die and then live in accordance with that vision.
Organizations can use the same principle to increase their effectiveness.
To make the book readily available to everyone in the organization, the firm bought 40 copies, along with audiocassettes of both Covey books. In preparation for the discussions, Byrd also asked each person to contribute his or her idea of a rule or principle that should govern the way we live our lives and conduct business. That You Can Be. Mission Statement Drafting Process To begin the drafting process, the firm divided into nine or ten focus groups of 12 to 15 people and then scheduled two-hour meetings for these groups. To emphasize the importance of the mission statement drafting process, two or three representatives of the firm's five member Management Committee attended each focus group meeting.