Mission Statements and Core Values Organizational Culture Culture

Mission Statements and Core Values Organizational Culture

Culture Reflect: What is culture? On your own come up with a definition of culture; then write it in your notes.

Canadian Culture As a Canadian I value: freedom, healthcare, choice, education, democracy, our flag, hockey, trust, and honesty. What do you value?

Organizational Culture Organizational culture is the predominate value system for the organization as a whole. Organizational culture should be in line with the organizations mission. A mission is: a statement expression of the organization’s reason for existence in society. Visit the link on our website and choose a mission statement that you like. Be prepared to say what it is and why you liked it.

Core Values Core values are beliefs and values shared by organizational members. These are underlying beliefs that shape and guide people’ s behaviors. Here we have the iceberg model. Can you explain it? Hint: Observable culture vs. Core Culture.

Performance: Sport is the foundation for all we do and executional excellence is a core value of our group. Passion: Passion is at the heart of our company. We are continuously moving forward and improving. Integrity: We are honest, open, ethical and fair. People trust us to adhere to our word. Diversity: We know it takes people with different ideas, strengths, interests, and cultural backgrounds to make our company succeed. We encourage healthy debate and differences of opinion.

Creating a Class Core Culture 1. Go to our website and look at the link provided. Follow it and read through some corporation’s core culture. 2. Individually note down 3 core culture you think might apply to our class. 3. Share those 3 with your video and create a core culture for your group. 4. Be prepared to contribute your ideas to our core culture by putting them on the discussion board posting linked from the website.

Class Mission Statement From our core values create a class mission statement? Add your mission statement to your planning process.

Typical Business Operating Objectives Operating objectives are specific results that organizations try to accomplish. A mission statement sets forth an organizations purpose. Core values establish standards to accomplishing it. Operational objectives direct activities towards important areas. They make specific performance targets. Profitability – operating with a net profit Financial health – acquiring capital ; earning positive returns Cost efficiency – using resources well to operate at low cost Customer service – meeting customer needs and maintain loyalty Product quality – producing high – quality goods or services Market share – gaining a specific share of possible customers Human talent – recruiting and maintaining a high – quality workforce Innovation – developing new products and processes Social responsibility – making a positive contribution to society