Nov 27, 2017
Finding and keeping qualified talent has never been more challenging or expensive. Too many organizations implement haphazard hiring methods that are not only inefficient, but also potentially illegal.
Are people hired systematically at your organization?
The best organizations in the world use sophisticated processes to find and hire new workers. If you don’t have a solid system in place to hire workers, consider creating policies, and putting them in writing, that outline your process in detail.
Ready to get started?
Here is a checklist of 4 action steps that you should ensure your HR department is following. By using these steps they will simplify the hiring process for your organization.
Step 1 – Create a candidate pool by…
- Constructing a comprehensive job description (with employee input)
- Having leadership approve the position and salary range (based on a compensation study)
- Posting the position internally first, to allow current employees the opportunity to apply
- Encouraging employees to refer friends and family
- Creating an advertisement based on the established job description
- Running the advertisement
- Reviewing ad responses against the requirements outlined in the job description
- Sharing your Mission, Vision and Values (MVV) with all candidates
- Having the candidates explain how they will support your MVV
- Setting up three to four candidates for interviews
Step 2 – Systemize the interview process by…
- Selecting interview questions and job criteria correlated to the job description requirements (build MVV questions into process)
- Requesting all interviewees first fill out an application
- Ensuring all interviewees sign a “consent to background check” form
- Having interviewers complete a Candidate Evaluation Form on every candidate after each interview.
Step 3 – Establish the Selection Process by…
- Having the team of interviewers meet to discuss candidates (this is typically led by HR personnel)
- Conducting candidate interest testing (be careful with tool used)
- Selecting the best candidate based on interview results, selection testing, and the hiring manager’s decision
- Furnishing a verbal offer to the candidate and, if agreed to, creating an offer letter
- Sending the offer letter for the candidate to sign, and ensuring it is returned to you.
Step 4 – Start the hiring process by…
- Sending the application and consent form to a background check company
- Arranging a pre-employment physical and drug & alcohol test for the candidate
- Setting a firm start date when the candidate has met all the requirements and is determined “all clear”
- If the candidate fails the background or D&A test, the candidate is notified by HR and you return to initial pool of interviewed candidates, choose one, and begin the hiring process again or expand the candidate pool and begin again.
- Sending out polite non-selection letters to the other candidates
When you implement a consistent system in your hiring practices, you will increase the efficiency of your organization, saving time and money, and eliminating confusion, both now and in the future.
Also consider the fact that by using the right recruitment approach you are also marketing your organization to potential students?
Any dollars spent in recruitment marketing also benefits your institution from a brand recognition perspective.
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In His Name HR helps organizations build high performance Human Resources programs. Visit them at In HIS Name HR or e-mail them here.
Mark A. Griffin is the founder and chief consultant of In His Name HR LLC. Connect with him on LinkedIn or Twitter.
Mark A. Griffin | Christian Higher Ed HR
Nov 7, 2017
Position Closed
GreenWay Fence & Railing Supply LLC. is committed to understanding, meeting and exceeding their customer’s expectations. They provide customers with the highest quality maintenance free outdoor products and services available at a competitive price – on time with complete satisfaction in an honest and ethical manner.
Purpose of Position:
Responsible to oversee and manage all aspects of the vinyl production/fab shop. This will start with communication with the sales team and upper management on orders coming in lead times etc. Excellent communication skills are a must. You are the link between our sales team and delivering outstanding results for our customers. You will also need to effectively manage 5-8 production employees under your oversight. This will include hearing their concerns and suggestions and mentoring them if needed but also showing them by example how to work efficiently and respect authority over this position.
It is expected that the incumbent is constantly working on improving production efficiencies and looking for innovative ways to produce leaner without compromising a quality product for our customer or a quality environment for our employees. Ability to direct personnel towards maximum performance will set you apart as a leader. Decision-making and problem-solving will take up a great part of your day.
Some Essential Duties
- Liaise with other managers to understand specific job requirements and schedules
- Organize workflow to meet specifications and deadlines
- Ensure output meets quality standards
- Work to properly report & resolve all quality control issues
- Monitor production to resolve issues
- Supervise and evaluate performance of production personnel
- Ensure that periodical maintenance of machinery is performed
- Work alongside employees as a working supervisor
- Report to upper management
- Performs other duties as assigned
Some Position Requirements
- Outstanding communication ability
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills
- Attention to detail
- Strong decision-making skills and a results-driven approach
- Willingness to do the work yourself if needed. The best leaders are willing to show by example.
- Must have a valid driver’s license. Except for religious purposes.
- Complete support of and willing adherence to Greenway’s Standard of Conduct, Incumbent must hold these standards as his/her own.
Some Required Personal Attributes
Just like all GreenWay employees, the conduct of this contract representative must be consistent with good character, must be an appropriate reflective of our company’s heritage. Complete support of and willing adherence to GreenWay Fence & Railing Supply’s mission and vision. Applicant must hold these standards as his/her own.
All qualified individuals may submit a resume and letter of interest to:
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Oct 3, 2017
The third ingredient of MVVs is values, specifically core values. A core value, from a human resources perspective, reflects the heart of an organization. It pumps the blood throughout; it makes an organization tick. It defines the organization and its culture and what it takes pride in doing. It is how vendors and customers view an organization’s behavior toward them. It is what employees tell their neighbors and friends when asked what it is like to work where they do. It is why your students choose your college. It is the behaviors your staff and instructors exhibit as they
In the secular world an organization focused on quality might state its core value as: We do not compromise on quality. Quality is job one. An organization valuing individual responsibility would want to say: We believe in holding ourselves accountable. We deliver on our promises and we always endeavor to use good judgment. Efficiency, honesty, customer service, ownership—these and many more reflect the kinds of core values that high-performing organizations embody.
In order to enjoy growth and prosperity and achieve high performance, an organization must first look inward and thoughtfully address these three critical aspects of running an organization. Those that invest in a well-developed and bought-in mission, vision, and values will reap dividends far beyond those that do not.
As leaders at Christian colleges and Universities, we take a Biblical/Kingdom approach to our Mission, Vision and Values creation. Often times it is best to cite a bible verse to stir commitment and affirmation as to why the value is important.
In doing research we discovered Ozark Christian College’s Values Statement. Enjoy reviewing and reflecting how your Values statement might be updated or recast to create excitement on your campus.
CORE VALUES
THE WORD OF CHRIST TAUGHT IN THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST (COLOSSIANS 1:28)
We believe the Bible is the true and authoritative Word of God and our final rule of faith and practice. We want to teach God’s Word faithfully, in harmony with God’s Spirit.
NOT TO BE SERVED BUT TO SERVE (MARK 10:45)
We are a servant of the church, training vocational and volunteer servant leaders for the worldwide work of ministry. It is the commitment of teachers, staff and students that we will love and serve others.
SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE (EPHESIANS 4:15)
We want to honor God by fulfilling our personal responsibility to be honest and caring with one another.
TRUSTING IN THE POWER OF GOD AND SEEKING THE GLORY OF GOD (1 CORINTHIANS 4:20 & ISAIAH 42:8)
We are absolutely and utterly dependent upon God. The work is too great for human resources. We pursue excellence, knowing all glory is God’s and any accomplishment is of him.
ATMOSPHERE OF GRACE, TRUST AND FREEDOM (ROMANS 15:7 & 1 PETER 4:10)
We accept one another as imperfect people saved by the grace of God. Mutual trust, based on our commitment to the Lord, guides our relationships. We desire each person to have freedom to develop God-given gifts.
RESTORING BIBLICAL CHRISTIANITY (JOHN 17:21)
We are committed to teaching and practicing biblical Christianity, believing it is central to unity among believers and evangelization of the world.
WORSHIP IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH (JOHN 4:23-24)
We foster spiritual health through genuine worship, both personal and public. Worship is for the glory of God, exhortation from his Word, and edification of the community of faith.
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In His Name HR helps organizations build high performance Human Resources programs. Visit them at In HIS Name HR or e-mail them here.
Mark A. Griffin is the founder and chief consultant of In His Name HR LLC. Connect with him on LinkedIn or Twitter.
Mark A. Griffin | Christian Higher Ed HR
Sep 20, 2017
Vision statements should consider how the market and your customer base may change within the next three, five, or seven years, how such changes can create opportunities for your organization, how to bridge the distance between how things are today and where you envision you want to be within your established timeframe, how you will surpass your competitors in order to gain greater market share, and also what you are doing collectively to capitalize on the changes in business conditions and your business’s needs.
Like a mission, an organization’s vision has ideally been created/ contributed to by all employees. The more buy-in an organization has among its employees, the greater the effectiveness of the vision. The vision should inspire—it demonstrates where the organization as a whole wants to be, and what will occur as it delivers on its mission. It is where an organization envisions itself in those three, five, or seven years. (We prefer five years, because that is a reasonable amount of time for most organizations to get to the next step.)
So, whereas the mission is what an organization does best every day, its vision is what the future looks like when it fulfills its mission exceedingly well. Some effective vision statements include Nike: To be the number one athletic company in the world, and Amazon: Our vision is to be earth’s most customer-centric company; to build a place where people can come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online.
When I worked for Gatorade, we developed an incredible advantage over the competition because we took the time to establish its vision, where they were going and when they wanted to get there, and ensured that every employee shared this vision. Gatorade’s competitors at the time, Powerade and All Sport, faded away as a result, because they lacked a commonly shared vision, they lacked direction—they lacked a road map.
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In His Name HR helps organizations build high performance Human Resources programs. Visit them at In HIS Name HR or e-mail them here.
Mark A. Griffin is the founder and chief consultant of In His Name HR LLC. Connect with him on LinkedIn or Twitter.
Mark A. Griffin | Christian Higher Ed HR
Sep 12, 2017
Position Closed
We are excited to be retained by this wonderful organization, Stonebridge Financial Group to assist in recruiting a Practice Manager for their Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, West Shore) corporate office.
Stonebridge Financial Group is a growing financial advisory practice. They currently are seeking a Practice Manager capable of assisting the management team with operational efficiencies to take advantage of industry trends and changes providing opportunities for exceptional growth. The Stonebridge Financial Group Team needs assistance taking advantage of unprecedented demographics trends in advisory industry and the clients they serve.
Purpose Of The Position:
The Practice Manager plays a critical role in the front and back-office functioning of the firm. With overall responsibility for day-to-day operations, the Practice Manager must be able to work effectively with other staff members, clients, vendors and advisors. The Practice Manager helps the office run smoothly and helps ensure that all client services are handled in a timely, accurate, and professional manner either directly or through delegation to and monitoring of other team members.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities are diverse, but compliance and supervision of the team’s advisors and adherence to regulatory requirements is the central role of this position. Furthermore, incumbents shall be familiar with traditional human resources and financial roles including:
1) Payroll and benefits
2) Financial Bookkeeping
3) Vendor Relationships
4) Hiring and personnel management
5) Integration of new financial advisors or practices
Additionally, the incumbent is responsible for developing operational efficiencies through the creation of policies and procedures designed to:
1) Train new employees
2) Integrate new practices when acquisitions occur
3) Expand the practice regionally by opening up multiple offices
Some Requirements Include:
- Series 7 and 65 licenses is required.
- Incumbents must have series 10 and/or 24 license, if the employee does not have the series 10
and/or 24 license, they must obtain it within 6 months of employment. - A Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years related experience in a financial services environment.
- Proven leadership skills to effectively direct employees while in a professional environment, ability to properly evaluate comprehension, and application of subject material.
- Position requires to be at the office daily.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Will be required to travel between any future regional offices located in South Central PA.
- Knowledge of Windows, Power Point, Word, Excel, QuickBooks, and Outlook, or similar programs required.
- Complete support of and willing to adherence to Stonebridge Financial Group’s Standard of Conduct. Applicant must hold these standards as his/her own.
Required Personal Attributes:
Conscientiousness
- Takes ownership for resolving problems rather than allowing them to persist or simply pointing them out to others.
- Displays positive “Can Do” attitude.
Flexibility
- Is receptive to new information, ideas, or strategies to achieve organization’s goals.
Stonebridge Financial Group is an organization that experiences constant change. - This position must be able to react positively to these developments and help lead the way forward to include new developments in practice management targeted to both internal and external stakeholders.
Integrity/Honesty
- Avoids any action, or situation that would give the appearance of unethical, or inappropriate behavior.
- Demonstrates the courage to do the right thing in difficult situations.
- Holds self and others accountable for meeting high standards of the organization’s
integrity.
Stonebridge Financial Group employees always go the extra mile to serve their client’s financial needs. Want to join a winning team? Join the Stonebridge Financial Group today.
Location Will Be:
Stonebridge Financial Group
602 N Front Street
Wormleysburg, PA 17043
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Due to the overwhelming response we anticipate we ask that you are patient during the selection and interview process. All qualified applicants will be notified.
All qualified individuals may submit a resume and cover letter which includes why you should be considered for the position and what would make you the best candidate to:
Email HR@InHISNameHR.com
Stonebridge Financial Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Sep 5, 2017
Successful organizations begin by establishing their mission, which is the core reason for their existence—the product or service they provide, who they provide it to, and the benefits of that product or service. A lack of an established mission means that not only are staff and management unsure of their purpose, but customers and vendors are also left in the dark, uncertain of what to expect.
An organization’s mission ideally defines what it does best every day and why, and reflects the customer’s needs as well. Having a mission is the foundation upon which a high-performing organization’s dreams and potential become reality. Essentially, it affirms the reason(s) why an organization exists.
Under the guidance of a project facilitator, a team of senior management begins by developing a framework of what they believe the mission should be. The facilitator shares and explains this mission framework to each supervisory layer, soliciting input on each occasion, and ultimately shares it with the employees who then sit down with a good human resources representative in a roundtable session to discuss it and generate further input. The facilitator may need to go back and forth a few times before a final product is derived. Once the majority of employees and management agree to the refined mission, all employees need to agree to respect and support it.
A primary benefit to creating or revisiting a mission is that it opens up communication within and throughout an organization. Every successful organization has a clearly established mission, one that has been developed with input from all employees collectively, not simply flowing down from the top. By engaging employees in establishing their organization’s mission, they become fully invested in it. The mission must be ingrained within the organization’s culture. Not only are employees and customers made familiar with the organization’s mission; candidates are also exposed to the mission of high-performing organizations during the interview process, before they’re offered a position.
Some tips to remember when writing a mission statement: 1) keep it short and easy to remember; 2) specify who your target customer is and describe the advantages you offer; and 3) define your product clearly and how it differs from the competition.
You may be wondering how you can say all that and still keep your mission statement short and memorable. Here are two strong examples from high-performing organizations with effective mission statements.
Google: We organize the world‘s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Their marketplace? The world. Their product and its advantages? Organizing the world’s information to make it easily accessible and useful. They do this and they do it exceedingly well.
Starbucks: We inspire and nurture the human spirit — one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time. Their marketplace? Also, essentially the world, yet they stress the individual: one person, one neighborhood at a time to maintain a personal feel. We are already very familiar with their product and social coffeehouse environment, aren’t we?
Let’s look at a Bible College and Seminary Mission.
Lancaster Bible College|Capital Seminary & Graduate School: Our focus is on your journey to fulfill God’s purpose for your life. Our mission has remained constant since 1933: To educate Christian students to think and live a biblical worldview and to proclaim Christ by serving Him in the Church and society.
And finally a Private Christian College.
Messiah College: Our mission is to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.
In addition to a mission statement, all high-performing organizations possess a clearly defined vision. Organizations with an established vision have a workplace of direction, purpose, and achievement. These organizations envision where they want to be and do the appropriate things to get there. Every employee is given a copy of this road map.
In His Name HR helps organizations build high performance Human Resources programs. Visit them at In HIS Name HR or e-mail them here.
Mark A. Griffin is the founder and chief consultant of In His Name HR LLC. Connect with him on LinkedIn or Twitter.
Mark A. Griffin | Christian Higher Ed HR
Aug 29, 2017
Position Closed
Join an organization that is growing! Lesher, in business for over 66 years, is now expanding into the Harrisburg West Shore area to better serve its clients as it grows. Lesher is both a full-service Mack and Hino dealer and a full-service truck leasing company.
Lesher management, sales staff, parts and service personnel always go the extra mile to serve their client’s transportation needs. Want to join a winning team? Join Lesher today.
Purpose of Position:
The Medium Duty Sales Representative position generates truck sales by effectively presenting the dealership and the various dealership services in a professional manner to all potential customers within an assigned territory and/or assigned accounts. Fully develop the assigned territory and/or accounts to maximize sales opportunities for the dealership plus Lesher Leasing.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Contact and compile prospective customers and assigned accounts within your assigned territory. Maintain file and regularly update key customers information. Provide weekly contact reports to management, including updates and changes in key personnel of existing customer.
- Make daily customer and prospect calls. Call frequency should depend on, but not be limited to, potential of the account and the status of any pending business.
- Acquire and utilize effective customer relations and sales principles that ensure total customer satisfaction with the products and services of Lesher. Promote business opportunities in all areas: new trucks, used trucks, leasing, rentals, service, and parts sales.
- Develop and maintain competent product knowledge.
- Complete and submit to management for approval all sales quotation proposals, etc. that fall outside normal limits, prior to submission to customer.
- Address customers service issues in the field by managing customer expectations, and coordination with the parts, service, and leasing managers.
- Meet or exceed objectives for new/used-truck, and lease deliveries established by the dealership.
- Perform various business duties assigned by management.
- Adhere to all the established policies and procedures in effect at the distributorship.
- Use all reasonable methods of prospecting for new-and used-truck customers on a daily basis, either by telephone, email, or internet.
- Follow up with and provide ongoing service to existing customers.
- Demonstrate new and used trucks to customers.
- Write complete sales orders, secure deposits and process paperwork in accordance with established dealership policies.
- Deliver new trucks, explaining new-truck warranty, and service policies.
- Attend sales and training meetings which may require overnight travel.
- Prepare and turn into the General Manager outside sales call reports weekly. Add information to CRM pertaining to sales calls, what units were quoted, and units available for sale, if applicable.
- Communicate to customers that leasing is available if needed.
Required Personal Attributes:
- Alignment with Lesher Mission, Vision and Values
- Strong Interpersonal Skills – Demonstrated ability to work well, and communicate well, with others
- Goal-oriented and results-driven
- Dealing with Ambiguity – Ability to make decisions without a lot of direction
- Candidate should be team oriented, have a positive attitude, and be self-motivated
- Professional personal appearance
Some Position Requirements:
- HS Diploma or GED
- 5 Years of successful sales / leasing experience, preferably in medium-duty or heavy-duty truck sales.
- Must have mechanical aptitude.
- Valid Drivers License; but must be willing to obtain Class B driver’s license.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient with Internet and Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Ability to read, comprehend instructions and information
- Working knowledge of the major components of “all makes” for Class 4-8 trucks.
Start building your brighter tomorrow today.
Location Will Be:
Lesher Hino
415 Railroad Ave
Camp Hill, PA 17011
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Due to the overwhelming response we anticipate we ask that you are patient during the selection and interview process. All qualified applicants will be notified.
Cover letter should include why you should be considered for the position and what would make you the best candidate.
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Aug 22, 2017
No matter where you work, Higher Education, Business, Ministry, Nonprofit work or a church, today’s workplace is changing almost daily. Now more than ever staying abreast to changes in Human Resources related issues is very important to you and your organization.
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Aug 21, 2017
Position Closed
We are excited to be retained by this wonderful organization, Veritas Press to assist in recruiting a Director of Operations for their Lancaster Pennsylvania corporate office.
Veritas Press is a Christian organization dedicated to providing the best classical Christian education materials and services anywhere.
The Director of Operations will oversee all aspects of routine operations including AP, AR, HR, technology and special events under direction of VP of Finance and Administration with goal of maximizing revenues, planning for future growth, and containing costs at optimal levels.
Some Responsibilities Include:
- Negotiating terms and discounts with vendors of materials, curriculum and services.
- Oversee or actually purchase and maintain curriculum materials, update pricing and materials in MOM and Magento, acquire review copies, and research alternative materials, while working to minimize back orders and problem items.
- Assist VSA staff with course kit development, pricing, and structure.
- Oversee organizational health insurance policies.
- Oversee the operational systems, processes and policies in support of the company mission through management reporting, information flow and management, business processes and organizational planning for future needs.
- Play a significant role in long-term planning, including initiatives geared toward operational and fiscal planning.
- Assist Vice Presidents of Curriculum Development, Educational Services, Marketing, and International Business with special projects as appropriate.
- Manage facilities, including coordination with technology contractors, custodial services, property management, and facilities contractors.
- Continually seek to improve operational systems by reviewing other systems and researching alternatives.
- Coordinate and manage all aspects of special projects.
- Oversee website maintenance.
- Oversee management of warehouse, including shipping practices, employee scheduling, supply purchasing, receiving and stocking of materials, liquidation of overstock or damaged products, and annual inventory activities.
- Oversee the security of Veritas’s customer data including PCI compliance.
- Partner with management to ensure operational excellence;
- Develop operations system improvements by analyzing process work flow, manning and space requirements, and implementing changes when necessary;
- Foster an environment of teamwork while developing employees to achieve goals and objectives.
- Other responsibilities as determined by the Vice President of Finance and Administration.
Some Requirements Include:
- A bachelor’s degree
- Conversant with and supportive of the reformed faith and classical Christian education according to the VSA Statement of Faith and Philosophy.
- Extensive business administration experience is highly desirable.
- Experience with financial management and assisting executive staff.
- Work in the headquarters office in Lancaster, PA.
- Willing to work long hours when needed.
- Tech savvy and experience with generic office products.
- Strong ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) experience
- Experience in implementation of software and process improvement initiatives.
- Experience in warehouse management and fulfillment including software and databases
- Experience with ecommerce
- 3+ years IT experience
Veritas employees always go the extra mile to serve their client’s educational needs. Want to join a winning team? Join Veritas today.
Location Will Be:
Veritas Press
1805 Olde Homestead Lane
Lancaster, PA 17601
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Due to the overwhelming response we anticipate we ask that you are patient during the selection and interview process. All qualified applicants will be notified.
All qualified individuals may submit a resume and cover letter which includes why you should be considered for the position and what would make you the best candidate to:
Email HR@InHISNameHR.com
Veritas Press is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Aug 21, 2017
When we meet with people to discuss strengthening their HR practices, we often use the term “Kingdom-minded organization.” More often than not, they are intrigued as to precisely how we define what potentially encompasses a considerably broad scope or approach. Certainly, many Christian business people, academia professionals, pastors, and consultants have their own ideas as to what constitutes a Kingdom-minded organization. My own Kingdom-minded human resources organization has worked hard to develop what we feel is a clear, actionable, and measurable articulation of just what a Kingdom-minded organization means to us and how to achieve it, and, as a result, the organizational leaders we work with express enthusiasm to achieve these goals, and are willing to invest their precious time, dollars, and energy into making their organization a prosperous one, and one reflective of Christ and His teachings.
In terms of what comprises the framework of a Kingdom-minded organization, the model I developed contains principles that apply to marketplace organizations, colleges and universities, churches, and non-profit organizations alike.
A Kingdom-minded organization puts Christ first, with a focus on integrity, honesty, and straightforward dealings with students, alumni, parents, staff, contractors and suppliers, etc. Such an organization possesses clearly delineated mission, vision, and core value statements. It has agreed upon goals and objectives, especially in the realms of mission execution, customer service, production, and quality.
Being a Kingdom-minded organization does not in any way preclude prosperity. On the contrary, it aims to be prosperous for the benefit of its key stakeholders, leadership, owners, employees, and the organization’s community. They should—they must—strive to do great things, marrying their godly goals with the fruits of success, those of a job well done. By no means should they consider themselves as unable to participate in the results-driven culture of winning U.S. organizations.
Mission, Vision, And Values (MVV)
When mapping out the future of an organization that professes to strive to become high performing, management must create its mission, vision, and value statements (MVVs) or ignite existing ones by recreating them. Much has been written on what should comprise mission, vision, and value statements. I always suggest keeping them simple—simple concepts that all employees can remember and fully support. It’s difficult to fully commit to and “own” an organization’s ideals if they are so complicated, convoluted, or vague that the employees can’t remember them clearly.
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In His Name HR helps organizations build high performance Human Resources programs. Visit them at In HIS Name HR or e-mail them here.
Mark A. Griffin is the founder and chief consultant of In His Name HR LLC. Connect with him on LinkedIn or Twitter.
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