Creating A Team Mission Statement
Creating a Team Mission Statement is a group activity meant to find out the common purpose of existence of the group through the team members. The purpose of this activity is to agree on a group’s team mission, so that teams understand the value of mission statements and to train participants in writing good team mission statements.
Goals are objectives to meet built upon the foundation of purpose, which is defined by the mission statement.
Get everyone seated in a U-shape or a circle. Begin the session with a short talk about the importance of a team mission statement, and state that the objective in the session is to create a mission statement for the team.
Begin the session by asking everyone to write down what they believe should be the mission statement of the organization. After about 20 minutes, get each individual to present their ideas on the team mission statement with their views.
The facilitator should place some key points or good statements on the flip chart/board. The group will go into discussion and brainstorm the best mission statement, which is usually a hybrid of the individual mission statements.
Moment of Reflection
At the end of the activity, you can do a round the table check by asking each participant about this.
- What obstacles did you encounter that made it difficult for you to write the mission?
- Does everyone enthusiastically agree with the corporate goals that are set?
- Does everyone in the group know their exact role in making sure the goals come to pass?
- What lessons or learnings can you take away from this exercise?
The topics of this publication: integration, interactions, reflection, foster relationships, honesty, trust, teamwork, diversity, critical thinking, collaboration, cooperation, active listening, motivation
