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The Five P’s

PURPOSE — It’s interesting how many departments or business units within a major company have not developed their own “purpose statement” that complements their organization’s over-arching purpose. We define purpose as the organization’s mission/vision, goals and tasks. Purpose is also designed to give employees a sense of direction and ownership. So, it’s not enough for the parent organization to simply define its purpose and allow it to end there. Best-in-class organizations require every business unit to build upon the parent organization’s purpose statement and apply it to their daily operations through their own mission, goals and tasks. In essence, your purpose should tell employees and customers three things: Who are we? Where are we going? How will we get there?