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Purposeful action through Karate practice

Take Purposeful Action 

Identifying key actions is essential for organisational clarity, resource efficiency, progress tracking, risk management, team alignment, adaptability, and strategic growth—all of which are critical for achieving and sustaining business or team objectives

Actions drive Progress & Growth

Your vision begins with clear actions to guide where you want to go

Clarity & Focus

how do you plan on using your resources, have clear actions to guide you

Resource Allocation

measurable actions ensure you get to where you want to go

Measurable Progress

actions to reduce risk and manage risk

Risk Management

actions to align people with your long-term vision

People Alignment

Having identified key actions empowers organisations to adapt quickly to changes and capitalise on emerging opportunities. Clear and transparent actions aligned with the company vision promotes agility and responsiveness to market shifts or competitive pressures. Ultimately, identifying key actions is about driving strategic growth. 

Inspire and Drive Innovation with the Actions Card Deck

The Actions Card Deck within Brand-in-a-Box is a powerful tool filled with action words that spark creativity and strategic thinking. Use these verbs to shape your purpose, vision, mission, goals, and objectives. Together, these actions create frameworks that reframe thinking, generate fresh ideas, and drive innovative approaches to market entries and business operations. Transform your strategic planning and brand building with this dynamic, interactive tool.

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Turn Words into Action for Strategic Success

Developing a Purpose Statement with the Actions Card Deck

Understanding Purpose

A purpose statement defines why your organisation exists and what it stands for. Your purpose is your why and serves as a guiding star for all strategic decisions and actions, aligning your team and inspiring stakeholders.

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Utilising the Actions Card Deck

The Actions Card Deck is designed to help you brainstorm and articulate a clear and compelling purpose statement. Each card contains action words that can spark ideas and drive meaningful conversations.

Steps to Develop a Purpose Statement

Gather your Team

Bring together key stakeholders from various departments to ensure diverse perspectives and insights.

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Brainstorm Action Words

Use the Actions Card Deck to explore different verbs that articulate your "why" and  resonate with your organization's core values and aspirations.

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Formulate Draft Statements

Combine selected action words with your core values to create several draft purpose statements.

Aim for clarity, brevity, and inspiration.

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Refine and Finalise

Review the drafts as a team, refining the language to ensure it accurately captures your organisation's purpose, essence and aspirations.

Choose the most compelling version.

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LeadinGrowth can facilitate strategic planning days and purpose statement workshops

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Examples of
Purpose Statements

Note - the action words are underlined.  A quality purpose statement is short, begins with an action word and tells the audinece "how" with another action word.

Empowering communities through innovative technology solutions.​

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Inspiring healthier lifestyles with sustainable products.

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Transforming education to unlock every students potential.

Customer Success Stories

Eric de Jong

Using the Action cards from LeadinGrowth's Brand-in-a-Box was a transformative experience for our team. The cards helped us articulate a compelling purpose statement and refine our vision and mission. We now have a clear direction and a set of goals that truly resonate with our core values and long-term objectives. The process was engaging and incredibly effective

Peter J Carter

The Action cards were instrumental in our strategic planning sessions. They inspired our team to think creatively and strategically about our mission and vision. We developed a powerful purpose statement that aligns perfectly with our brand values and customer expectations. This tool has been a game-changer for us, leading to increased alignment and motivation across the company.

Lyla D.

LeadinGrowth's Action cards provided the spark we needed to redefine our goals and objectives. The interactive nature of the cards made the process enjoyable and highly productive. We now have a clear, concise mission statement and a set of actionable goals that drive our daily operations and long-term strategy. I highly recommend this tool for any organisation looking to clarify their strategic direction.
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Goals and Objectives

Goals

Goals are broad, long-term achievements that your organisation aims to accomplish.

 

Objectives

Objectives are specific, measurable steps that help you achieve these goals.

 

Both goals and objectives are essential for guiding your strategy and measuring progress.

Dr Karen W Miller creator of Brand-in-a-Box Action card deck

Book a Discovery Call

with Dr Karen W Miller to learn more about LeadinGrowth's Brand-in-a-Box Experiences and how you can utilise the Actions card deck to amplify your success and to power your actions.

How to use
the Action Cards

  1. Draw two or more cards at a time:  Uncover the action words that best describe your purpose, vision, mission, objectives and the direction you want to head.  Do it yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly or daily.  Set your intentions and act.

  2. Flip the card: To integrate your actions into your purpose, vision, mission, objectives, goals or innovation framework, flip the card. 

  3. Uncover your brand mantra:  The mantra evokes the intention and meaning of your actions. To keep on track, say the mantra to yourself over and over and keep going. 

  4. Uncover the strengths and challenges associated with the mantra. Find ideas for purpose and mission statements, growth, objectives. 

      Book a free 15-min Discovery Call to learn more.

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