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are aligned with the organisation's mission and 6. Review the mission and vision
values, and are more likely to be achieved with statements and objectives periodically
the support and effort of the entire team. as a team, and adjust them as needed
to reflect changing circumstances or
You can try an activity to help you and your goals.
team in creating collective objectives and By completing this activity, the team should
have a clearer understanding of their shared
goals
purpose and goals, and be better equipped to
work together towards achieving them.
The objective of this activity is to help the team
clarify their shared purpose and goals, and to
create a common understanding of the team's
mission and vision.
You can use as material a Flipchart paper and
markers, sticky notes, and pens or pencils
1. Start by explaining to the team the
importance of having a clear mission
and vision, and how these can guide
the team's decisions and actions. Give
some examples of well-known mission
and vision statements, such as those of
companies like Google and Coca-Cola.

2. Ask each team member to write down
their personal understanding of the
team's mission and vision on a sticky 2.3 How to make collective
note. They should write one idea per agreements
note.
3. Have each team member share their 2.3.1 Conceptual framework: How to
ideas one by one, and write them on involve the team in creating
the flipchart paper. Encourage collective objectives and goals
discussion and debate about each
Definition: In the context of a team at work, a
idea, and try to come to a shared
collective agreement is an agreement between
understanding of what the team's
the team members that outlines their
mission and vision should be.
expectations for how they will work together,
4. Once you have a list of ideas on the
communicate, and resolve conflicts. It is a way
flipchart, work together as a team to
for the team to establish a common set of rules
distil these ideas into a mission
statement and a vision statement. The and standards that everyone agrees to follow
mission statement should describe the in order to ensure that the team operates
team's purpose, while the vision smoothly and effectively.
statement should describe the team's A collective agreement for a team might
desired future state. include agreements about how team members
5. Write the mission and vision will share information and collaborate on
statements on a separate sheet of projects/tasks/missions, how decisions will be
paper or flipchart, and have each team made, how conflicts will be resolved, and how
member sign it to signify their individual performance will be evaluated. It
commitment to these shared goals.
may also include agreements about work

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