Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. According to Burt Nanus, good vision statements are useful because they help people to consider all interesting elements in their environments. 
2. A good vision statement should describe a company's major strengths and competitive advantage in its industry. 
3. A mission statement should be ambitious. 
4. After the assessment of current organizational performance, the subsequent explanation of how its mission is to be accomplished is called a comprehensive strategy. 

Answer 1

1. FALSE
Burt Nanus says that a good vision statement helps align people's energies in a common direction, and prevents people from being overwhelmed by immediate problems because the vision statement helps distinguish what is truly important from what is merely interesting.
2. FALSE
Descriptions of major strengths and competitive advantage should be included in a mission statement.
3. FALSE
Good vision statements are typically ambitious.
4. FALSE
A grand strategy, after an assessment of current organizational performance, explains how the organization's mission is to be accomplished.