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purpose comes as a result of allowing others to influence in meaningful ways, notsimply through directing, informing, or sharing information.B. If you have a mandated statement of purpose from senior management, work withyour group to develop a deeper understanding of this purpose and how it might bemodified, if necessary. (Be prepared to explain to senior management why thismodification is important.)C. If a purpose statement is not yet prepared, work with your group to develop one.This statement may evolve over a number of meetings. Ask the group to suggest adraft purpose statement. You might start by brainstorming words and phrases.Discuss suggestions and changes. The time to seek closure is when the purposestatement provides clarity to guide action.Jot down the key steps you will need to take to ensure that your workgroup has a purpose statement that everyone cancommit to aligning with and implementing.Copyright McGraw-Hill 2000. Original purchasers of this book are permitted to photocopy or customize this worksheet by downloading it fromwww.books.mcgraw-hill.com/training/download. The document can then be opened, edited, and printed using Microsoft Word or other word processingsoftware.R ELATED LEADERSHIP TOOLS1.3 Leadership 1.6 Boards of Play 2.7 Goal Statements1.5 Seven Habits 2.3 Directional Statements 10.7 Getting ParticipationF OR FURTHER ASSISTANCEJones, John. “Criteria for Effective Goal Setting: The SPIRO Model.” In William Pfeiffer and John Jones, eds. The 1972Annual Handbook for Group Facilitators. University Associates, 1972. 132–133.Jones, Patricia, and Larry Kahaner. Say It and Live It: The 50 Corporate Mission Statements That Hit the Mark.Doubleday, 1995.SECTION 2 TOOLS FOR BIG-PICTURE THINKING 61