The Ultimate Test of a Mission Statement

“Are you confident enough to chisel it on your building’s cornerstone?”
– J. R. StJohn
Founder & Chairman, The Fusion Group

The term “Mission Statement” originated in military and spy jargon, e.g.:

• Here’s the mission, Captain: “Take hill #403

“It’s Not About You; It’s About Them!”

– Jennifer R. StJohn,
Speaker, Consultant, Businesswoman
Founder of The Fusion Group
(1952 – 2018)

So much discourse these days is about what people think; and what they think we should be thinking.  Seemingly everyone with access to a microphone wastes no time in getting right to it.  Telling us how things ought to be –

Taken for “Granite”

“Never take anything for granted!”
—Benjamin Disraeli
Victorian Era British Prime Minister
1804 — 1881

Granite­
Definition: Igneous (volcanic) rock with a crystalline structure. From the Latin Granum, in reference to the coarse-grained structure. When cut, sculpted, or finished,

What We Believe and Why

1. We believe a human being to be a composite of mind, body and spirit — so our work is not limited to physical skills; but instead connects with the whole being — and the whole company — enhancing skills, enlarging ideas and elevating intentions.

2. We believe that ethics (and integrity) are the missing links in the world today, so that much management skill is misdirected

A Hard, Sharp Edge

“Pull out your tape, hang the hook over a sharp edge and look out son, you’ve just created a universe!” — Anonymous Master Carpenter

Leadership is distinguished by standard setting.  One individual simply says, “This will be so!”  And everyone buys in.  Or they don’t and there’s a discussion, an argument perhaps.  Maybe