>My assumption with mission statements was that they were always bullshit made up by a marketing team or some exec In my experience they are concocted by a doz

>My assumption with mission statements was that they were always bullshit made up by a marketing team or some exec In my experience they are concocted by a dozen people from across the company sitting in a room all day filling white boards with feel good, businessy words that only vaguely relate to their employer. Agreement on the mission statement has to be unanimous within this group as well as being signed off on by several execs who will not be present during its drafting. The requirement for consensus ensures that only something incredibly tepid can get over the line.