Preparing the Organization for Business Growth

MAT ConferenceSeptember 2015

PURPOSEPHILOSOPHY

The Purpose and the Philosophy are:

• The company’s identity• The company’s

distinctive and enduring essence.

• The framework and foundation of what you do.

PURPOSEPHILOSOPHYPRIORITIES

Purpose + Philosophy + Priorities =

CORE CULTURE

PURPOSEPHILOSOPHY

MISSION

PRIORITIES CoreCulture

Starbucks:To inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time.

Our mission is to cultivate a love for learning through academic excellence in a nurturing, authentic Montessori environment.

“We have a relentless drive to invent things that matter: innovations that build, power, move and help cure the world. We make things that very few in the world can, but that everyone needs. This is a source of pride. To our employees and customers, it defines GE.”

General Electric

PURPOSE

PHILOSOPHY

PRIORITIES

MISSION

INTERNAL PRACTICES

EXTERNAL PRACTICES

CoreCulture

Internal PracticesDefines how you interact with employees• Organizational Structure• Employment Practices• Performance Management• Internal Communication• Technology Practices

External PracticesDefines how you interact with customers & others• How you build loyalty and

delight• Are your distinctive traits

reflected in how you serve your customer?

PURPOSEPHILOSOPHY

MISSION

INTERNAL PRACTICES

EXTERNAL PRACTICES

PROJECTIONS

PRIORITIES CoreCulture

LOGO * LOCATION * APPEARANCE OF FACILITIES * DRESS * ADVERTISING * ACTIVITIES

Projections

PURPOSEPHILOSOPHY

MISSION

INTERNAL PRACTICES

EXTERNAL PRACTICES

PROJECTIONS

VISION

PRIORITIES CoreCulture

“We inspire, educate and outfit for a lifetime of outdoor adventure and stewardship.”

To achieve sustainable growth, we have established a vision with clear goals. Profit People Portfolio Partners Planet

Our vision is that each student will become an

independent, confident, motivated learner, and responsible community member as a result of the dynamic partnership between students, parents, and teachers. This partnership, within the exceptional Montessori environment, enables each student to become a life-long learner, respects the individual strengths, needs and abilities of the student, and is a model within the educational community.

PURPOSEPHILOSOPHY

MISSION

INTERNAL PRACTICES

EXTERNAL PRACTICES

PROJECTIONS

VISION

PRIORITIES CoreCulture

ENGAGEMENT

Employee engagement is the ability to capture the heads, hearts, and souls of your employees to instill an intrinsic desire and passion for excellence. Engaged employees want their organiztion to succeed because they feel connected emotionally, socially, and even spiritually to its mission, vision, and purpose.

Fleming & Asplund, from Human Sigma

Engaged Employees…

Psychological well-being is not simply the absence of suffering but it involves an active engagement in the world, a meaning and purpose in life, and connection to persons or objects beyond oneself…

James R. Averill, from Handbook of Positive Psychology

About engagement…

PURPOSEPHILOSOPHY

MISSION

INTERNAL PRACTICES

EXTERNAL PRACTICES

PROJECTIONS

VISION

PRIORITIES CoreCulture

ENGAGEMENT

ENGAGED EMPLOYEE