Articles of Interest

Chapter 4

“The Pillars of Planning: Mission, Values, Vision”.
by Don Adams on National Endowment for the Arts [Online], June 6, 2002.

The author provides excellent advice on how to develop a mission and a vision for an organization as well as how to help employees and managers understand and agree on basic values for an organization.

“The Pitfalls of Planning”
Arlene Goldbard on National Endowment for the Arts [Online], June 10, 2002.

The author stresses the importance of planning and offers suggestions for how to plan without falling into come of the common traps and pitfalls that often occur in the planning process.