From mantra to mission

Colleagues,
 
Yesterday you dusted off your strategic plan and watched a 5-minute video on making mantra. 
 
Before we get going, you might want to download my MVP strategic Plan document here. It is just a simple word document to save you a few minutes.
 
One word of caution: This is an imperfect science. The most important thing is that what you develop works for you. If some part of your plan isn’t technically correct, don’t sweat it.
 
Mantra: What you focus on each day.
 
Mission: Why your organization exists or why you lead.
 
Step 1: Review your list of whys and whats from yesterday. 
 
Step 2: Prioritize 3-5 words and arrange them into a statement that describes what outcomes you want from your leadership. This is your mantra.
 
My mantra: Lead strategically, every day. This mantra captures what I want the people I serve to do.
 
Step 3: Adapt your mantra into a one-sentence statement that states what you do related to your mantra.
 
My mission: Help leaders practice strategic behaviors daily. In my perfect world, I get to help leaders all day and I help them to specifically engage in daily strategic actions.
 
Optional: for fun, you can contrast my mission statement with a variety of school mission statements here.
 
Tomorrow: Vision and goals.
 
Do you like your mantra? If so, please share it with me by clicking here. 
 
Cheers!

Frederick