A great talk by Roy Spence, chairman of GSD&M, which helped create Southwest Airlines’ famous purpose-driven marketing program centered around the freedom to fly. It’s an hour and half long talk, but contains loads of inspirational advice on life as… Continue Reading →
Purpose is not just for big corporations. Nick talks about harnessing the power of purpose at his two pizza restaurants in his TED talk below. He has a great explanation on the difference of “Purpose” and “Mission and Vision” (around… Continue Reading →
Chapter 3 in Conscious Capitalism is all about purpose. Highly recommend reading this section on purpose. Here’s how purpose is defined in the book: Why do we exist? Why do we need to exist? What is the contribution we want… Continue Reading →
Throughout our history we have been where the growth is, connecting customers to opportunities. We enable businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, helping people fulfill their hopes and dreams and realize their ambitions. This is our role and purpose…. Continue Reading →
From their website: Everything starts with Purpose. And here’s their Purpose.
Mark Zuckerberg explains the mission of Facebook in this article from Fast Company: Five years ago, before Facebook’s IPO, Mark Zuckerberg posted what he called a “founder’s letter” that spelled out the company’s philosophy for prospective investors. “We don’t wake… Continue Reading →
Here is a great book: The Method Method: Seven Obsessions That Helped Our Scrappy Start-up Turn an Industry Upside Down. We love the beginning of their last chapter:
Great quote from Deloitte Global CEO: An organization’s culture of purpose answers the critical questions of who it is and why it exists. They have a culture of purpose beyond making a profit. An organization’s culture of purpose answers the… Continue Reading →
Gary Hamel, the originator of the concept of core competence, said on his Wall Street Journal blog in 2009: Ensuring that managerial work serves a higher purpose. Management, both in theory and practice, must orient itself to the achievement of… Continue Reading →
In Built to Last by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras: the Disney film studio languished for nearly fifteen years after his death as Disneyites ran around asking themselves, “What would Walt do?” Perhaps the more fitting question is not what… Continue Reading →
Lots of great info about purpose and brand in Millward Brown’s annual publication in 2013. Here are some highlights: Purpose change. But sometimes a company’s purpose has to change because the world around it has changed, as when 20 years… Continue Reading →
Esther Dyson, chairman of Adventure Holdings, on what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur: The best entrepreneurs have a sense of purpose that drives them. You can pivot better if you have a purpose, because then you have something… Continue Reading →
P&G former CMO, Jim Stengel, shares the lessons he learned in marketing, branding, and life with P&G at a session for Association of National Advertisers Masters in 2008. The five lessons: To put people at the center of what we… Continue Reading →
In Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul, the CEO explains that they once strayed from their mission. He also explains how he views the relationship of mission and purpose: Starbucks’ mission statement had never been… Continue Reading →
Khan Academy’s Mission Our mission is to provide a free, world‑class education for anyone, anywhere. This is how they describe their story: What started as one man tutoring his cousin has grown into an 80-person organization. We’re a diverse team… Continue Reading →
As described by Ikea Group CEO Peter Agnefjäll in a FORTUNE article: We’re guided by a vision to create a better everyday life for the many people. That is what steers us, motivates us—that is our role. Recommend the article… Continue Reading →
Some may think surveys aren’t the most exciting thing in the world, not for the people at SurveyMonkey. The mission of SurveyMonkey is simple and straightforward. As stated on their website: We want to help you make better decisions. That’s… Continue Reading →
Here’s a great video explaining airbnb’s big idea and what their logo represents: And I like how they articulate their mission on their blog: We asked ourselves, “What is our mission? What is the big idea that truly defines Airbnb?”… Continue Reading →
When you’re surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible. – Howard Schultz
A great read over at FORTUNE on how to build the perfect workplace. By looking at the 100 best companies to work for, he finds that they focus on four elements of culture: mission colleagues trust caring When it comes… Continue Reading →
Another great read from FORTUNE. This one is from Laszlo Bock, SVP of people operations, Google. He offers 10 steps to transform your company to a “high-freedom” environment. First thing on the list is, give your work meaning: Work consumes… Continue Reading →
“We believe” provides the context for your Purpose. In communicating your Purpose to employees and customers, it is important to also have what we call the “We Believe” statements with it. By telling your audience what you believe and what… Continue Reading →
Here’s a great article from CMO.com about General Mills and how they are embracing purpose-driven marketing. Some highlights: Outlining a brand’s purpose and then shaping brand engagement around that purpose is the key to effective marketing. Seek to serve the… Continue Reading →
BrightHouse has a list of 11 wonderful resources for marketing. The list includes a selection of insightful and inspiring videos, studies, articles and books. From the list, these are our favorites: How P&G, Google and Southwest Learned to Sell With… Continue Reading →
Just came across this article on Unilever’s plan to become a B corp on Guardian. Here are some quotes highlighting the movement of businesses becoming purpose-driven: The movement to put purpose at the heart of business strategy has received a… Continue Reading →
From Fast Company’s article about 20 moments from the past 20 years that moved the world forward: Businesses focused on social good have been around for decades, but the concept really took off in 2012, as new laws in several… Continue Reading →
From their website: Fulfilling dreams of personal freedom is more than a phrase. It’s our purpose and our passion. Fulfill dreams of personal freedom – simple, powerful, and inspiring.
General Mills is another company that is making Purpose its core. On their website, you’ll find that Purpose is one of the major pages under their company section. Here’s what they say about their Purpose: We serve the world by… Continue Reading →
