Empowerment #1: Internalize the Organization's Mission
Gaining buy-in to the organization's Mission Statement requires that everyone be able to internalize what that mission statement means to them, their jobs, and their personal principles.
Make sure that everyone in the organization—and I mean E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E—understands the organization's Mission Statement (and it will help to have a simple-to-understand one). A Mission Statement should not be long (it should pass the 30-second elevator test) and not contain non-descript, non-committal weasel words. A Mission Statement should clearly articulate why an organization exists.
Here are some of my favorites:
