The Doppler Quarterly Spring 2018 | Page 14

The Mission Make sure your company has one. Make sure your division or department has one. It doesn’t have to be grandiose such as curing cancer but you must have something that is your guiding light. In addi- tion to the mission (e.g. “Being the most recog- nized rock band in the world”) you should also set some rockstar objectives for the short and long term (“sell 100,000 copies of our “Rock That Gui- tar” album in the next 12 months and become plat- inum album holder in the next 3 years”) Without the mission, you will not attract top-notch rockstars as they are simply not interested in punching the clock. They want to join a band that is cool, hip and going somewhere. Let’s be honest, it’s much more exciting playing on the big stage than playing in someone’s garage. 12 | THE DOPPLER | SPRING 2018