it may be helpful to review the vision statement with employees each year

Review, Revise, Rewrite? 3 Signs That Say Its Time to Work on Your Mission and Vision Statements

1. Customers and others have suggested services or products the mission statement does not cover.

"Your mission statement should be broad enough to encompass future products but also detailed enough to be realistic" says Don Midgett, author of Mission and Vision Statements: Your Path to a Successful Business Future. "If it affects your business strategy then you know it is time to revise your mission statement."

2. Employees are uncomfortable with the need for change in the company's strategic direction.
"Some small and even large businesses forget that all employees need to understand the mission and be included in the direction or vision statement - by clear communication and involvement in strategic planning" Midgett writes. "It may be helpful to review the vision statement with employees each year."

3. How does your business resist problem-driven change?

"Staying stable during change demands focus and clarity about why you exist, and where you are going." Said Midgett, "You need to be able to answer what business you are really in, what business it will be in a few years from now and how would competitors answer these questions? If your mission and vision statements pinpoint your business and its day-to-day actions to advance your vision, chances are you are on the right track." For additional resources and help with mission statements and vision statements, go to www.missionvisionstatement.com.