BC Mission Statement

Plurien · E, Silver Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 1966

BC doesn't have a mission statement. It may have something in the articles of association at Companies House, but there isn't anything obvious about what it does and for whom.

Mission statements help people understand what an organisation does, and can sometimes lead to a clearer structure as insiders come to realise it too.
We often say things like; 'It does exactly what it says on the tin' as a way of appreciating clarity and focus.

In the case of BC, some people think it's all about medals, while others just buy the insurance. Others like the events or club structure. More think it should support the sport as a leisure pursuit.

What would you like to see in its mission statement? Do you think it should have one?

KJ · T de F Winner Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 26400

Why are you asking this question?

Plurien · E, Silver Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 1966

Because I want to know what people think about BC having a mission statement.

KJ · T de F Winner Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 26400

For what purpose?

Rich Hill · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:35 pm Post subject:

Stop it KJ

I think BC should have one if they don't but it fairly obvious to me on a high level what it would consist of and look like.

Rich
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KJ · T de F Winner Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 26400

Plurien · E, Silver Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 1966

What's your agenda for saying there is an agenda, KJ?

I just want to know what people think about BC having a mission statement.
Then, if they do want one, what do they want it to 'say on the tin'?

KJ · T de F Winner Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 26400

You can play with words as much as you like but it seems to me that you just want to discredit BC and I would like to know why. There is more to all this than the loss of facilities.

mosschops · Guest

mission statements are a load of crap really. just an excuse for a PR company to earn £10,000 for putting together a collection of words which don't really make any sense.

Plurien · E, Silver Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 1966

KJ - What makes you think I want to discredit BC? If you're referring to the Eastway debacle, I can tell you it would greatly assist to have BC fully in support of the mission statement issued by the users group: But that's another debate, really.

Mosschops - The point about mission statements is that they are a load of PR if they're written by PR's. If they're written by the people in the organisation, they do tend to stick because the thought that went into them came from the people responsible for fulfilling the mission.

Can we start again? Why would anyone be reluctant to say what it is that an organisation is there for?

Tom Butcher · E, Silver Joined: 20 Aug 2003 Posts: 1575 Location: Derby

As a start I think it should be focused on promoting participation in competitive cycling.

mosschops · Guest

Plurien · E, Silver Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 1966

A statement like; "Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. " might seem trite and meaningless, but it's driven that organisation a long way and goes far deeper than the superficial.

And on the other hand; "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there."

mosschops · Guest

mosschops · Guest

http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/games/career/bin/ms.cgi

maybe bC could use that?

hunterbark · E, Silver Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 741

Scroll down the link for the way it was going 10 years ago, the current management have taken it from being a federation viewed as having some dubious practices, to a model which other sports are trying to base their governing bodies on. I think everybody can see your frustration, but this tells me they are doing something right.
Perhaps with increased lottery funding and sponsorship (achieved by getting these medals) the long range plan is working, we could have the old way, with a few pro's riding outwith the British media interest and only us knowing about them in the UK. Hopefully the increased media attention on the track squad will help the other areas of our sport, I really believe we'll have a ProTour level UK squad at the Tour in a few years time, with quality riders from this country. So media interest = funding + sponsorship from UK companies and government. This can only be good, look at what you could have had!
p.s. I am not a BC official, so I have no agenda other than seeing our sport progress.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199697/cmhansrd/vo961121/debtext/61121-22.htm

Zeco2 · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:02 pm Post subject:

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Trevor Reade · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:29 pm Post subject:

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