We are pleased to release “The State of Purpose Among Business Professionals Study”. It is available (in Japanese only) on our website as PDF. With the goal of understanding the mindset of the Japanese workforce, we conducted a survey of… Continue Reading →
I’m currently reading Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs, and I came across this helpful question for setting big goals. Jim Collins and his team came up with the concept of… Continue Reading →
“Vision” is the ability to talk about the future with such clarity it is as if we are talking about the past. – Simon Sinek We all know having a clear image of our goal, a vision, is important. But… Continue Reading →
I have a friend who loves Pokémon Go. He plays the game and collects Pokémon whenever he gets the chance. I, on the the other hand, collect purpose statements. Whenever I come across one, I add it to my collection…. Continue Reading →
I had this math teacher in my middle school that wrote a new quote at the top of the chalkboard every week. One quote that stuck with me was the one by Les Brown: Shoot for the moon. Even if… Continue Reading →
To discover and clarify the purpose for work and projects, here’s a good framework I rely on: Purpose is at the intersection of what we are good at (STRENGTHS), what we love to do (PASSIONS), and the needs of who… Continue Reading →
I recently visited the Wirecutter website to look for recommendations for a mobile battery pack. While over there I came across their purpose statement near the top of the page. Wirecutter supports our readers with thousands of hours of reporting and… Continue Reading →
An important element to uncovering your purpose is understanding your strengths. SYPartners has recently released an app to do just that. The app is called Superpowers, and they describe is as: Superpowers is a tool to help you… 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 →
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 →
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 →
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