Replying to LO26803 --
I would submit that vision is about opportunities. Mission is the
organization's purpose. In a Learning Organization (which I would submit is
an organic model, not a mechanical one), neither can be contained in a
"statement." In a Learning Organization, they are "alive." They live and
grow through constant reflection and dialogue throughout the organization.
In addition, I would submit that, as suggested by the authors of "Built
to Last," a Learning Organization needs Core Values, as well as Core
Purpose. Together they form the organization's "Character." Without
character, the organization cannot live.
Robert S. Cascaddan, MBA
scaddan@pacifier.com
----- Original Message -----
> Allow me to share with you what Niels Bohr (together with Max Planck the
> "grandfathers" of quantum mechanics) said. "A genius is somebody who made
> all the errors in a shorter time than everybody else."
>
> I am still making a lot of errors and I still need much more time to do
> it. Hence I cannot be a genius nor do I want to be one.
--"Robert S. Cascaddan" <scaddan@pacifier.com>
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