A Servant-Leadership Mission Statement
Recently JLP at Man on a Mission posted the Mission Statement for Whole Foods. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Whole Foods is a Natural/Organic Supermarket. This is no ordinary organic store, nor supermarket. How can one tell? Their company philosophy, which starts with a Declaration of Interdependence, spells it all out. Most of the ideas and principles one would expect from a servant-leader organization are here: teamwork, collaboration, passion, empowering others, stewardship, etc.
The other thing that makes this mission statement, and organization, unique is the way in which this was put together. In 1985 sixty (60!) people collaborated on it on their own time. It was subsequently updated in 1988, 1992 and 1997. The sheer length of this document also shows how much deep thought went into the process.
Take some time to read their mission statement. And if you are unfamiliar with Whole Foods, take the time to check them out. They are found mostly in larger cities. For those who have visited, leave some comments/impressions. Do their stores reflect what is in their mission statement?
The other thing that makes this mission statement, and organization, unique is the way in which this was put together. In 1985 sixty (60!) people collaborated on it on their own time. It was subsequently updated in 1988, 1992 and 1997. The sheer length of this document also shows how much deep thought went into the process.
Take some time to read their mission statement. And if you are unfamiliar with Whole Foods, take the time to check them out. They are found mostly in larger cities. For those who have visited, leave some comments/impressions. Do their stores reflect what is in their mission statement?
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