Episode 78 – Mission is NOT the Why with Patrick Jinks

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Episode 78 - Mission is NOT the Why with Patrick Jinks
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In this short episode, Patrick challenges the conventional wisdom that says an organization’s mission is its ‘why’. Patrick makes the case that mission is the ‘what’ — not the ‘why’.  Mission is the charge, and it should be simple, clear, limited in scope, and measurable.

Episode 58 – Mission Matters with Patrick Jinks

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Episode 58 - Mission Matters with Patrick Jinks
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In this episode, Patrick shares the results of his doctoral research on how nonprofits measure their performance against their mission statements.

Episode 46 – Mission, Vision, and Values – with Patrick Jinks

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Board members across the country roll their eyes when you tell them we are holding a strategic planning session — especially when we tell them we are going to start with building our mission, vision, and values statements. In this episode, Patrick shares a way to have a more meaningful and engaging conversation that leads to clarity and inspiration as well as true substance. Patrick shares a 4-question construct for a mission framework, followed by one simple question about values, and provides solid organizational examples of when this is done well.

Is IMPACT a Buzz Word?

What Does Impact Mean? A respected colleague and member of The Jinks Perspective Advisory Board reminded me this past week that the term “impact” was overused in the social sector. I was actually considering using the term in naming one … Read entire article…