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Mission Statements that actually work.

A curated gallery of notable mission statements — what each one says, why it works, and how it shapes the culture it lives inside.

163 of 163 statements

Google logo

Google

Technology
"To organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful."

Why it works

Concrete verb, global scope, and a clear user benefit. Easy to remember, hard to outgrow.

Culture connection

Drives a culture of engineering rigor, data, and user obsession at scale.

Editor's pick
Microsoft logo

Microsoft

Technology
"To empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more."

Why it works

Reframes the company around customer outcomes, not products. Inclusive and aspirational.

Culture connection

Backbone of the growth-mindset shift: learn-it-all, not know-it-all.

Editor's pick
Apple logo

Apple

Technology
"To make the best products on earth and leave the world better than we found it."

Why it works

Combines innovation with legacy and responsibility.

Culture connection

Encourages craftsmanship, simplicity, and long-term thinking.

Editor's pick
Nike logo

Nike

Apparel
"To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world."

Why it works

Defines 'athlete' broadly ('if you have a body, you are an athlete'). Emotional and inclusive.

Culture connection

Fuels a competitive, performance-driven culture rooted in craft and storytelling.

Editor's pick
Amazon logo

Amazon

Technology
"To be earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they want to buy online."

Why it works

Puts the customer at the center of every decision and makes the scope of the store unmistakably broad.

Culture connection

Customer obsession, long-term thinking, and a bias for action and invention.

Editor's pick
Adobe logo

Adobe

Technology
"To change the world through digital experiences."

Why it works

Broad enough to evolve while remaining inspiring.

Culture connection

Promotes creativity, innovation, and customer obsession.

Editor's pick
Spotify logo

Spotify

Technology
"To unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art."

Why it works

Purpose-driven and focused on empowering others.

Culture connection

Builds a culture of innovation, experimentation, and creator-first thinking.

Editor's pick
Zoom logo

Zoom

Technology
"To make video communications frictionless and secure."

Why it works

Clear, specific, and customer-focused.

Culture connection

Creates a culture focused on simplicity, trust, and user experience.

Editor's pick
Cisco logo

Cisco

Technology
"To power an inclusive future for all."

Why it works

Future-oriented and values-driven, emphasizing both technology and people.

Culture connection

Promotes inclusion, collaboration, and long-term thinking.

Editor's pick
Dell Technologies logo

Dell Technologies

Technology
"To create technologies that drive human progress."

Why it works

Short and inspiring while leaving room for future growth.

Culture connection

Promotes innovation, customer focus, and long-term impact.

Editor's pick
SpaceX logo

SpaceX

Aerospace
"To make life multiplanetary and help ensure the long-term survival of humanity."

Why it works

A generational purpose that redefines the company's scope and attracts mission-driven talent.

Culture connection

First-principles engineering, extreme ownership, and rapid iteration under audacious goals.

Editor's pick
TED logo

TED

Media & Education
"Spread ideas."

Why it works

Two words communicate the organization's purpose with exceptional clarity.

Culture connection

Encourages curiosity, openness, knowledge sharing, and bringing diverse perspectives together.

Editor's pick
IKEA logo

IKEA

Retail
"To create a better everyday life for the many people."

Why it works

Democratic and human. 'The many people' is a quiet but radical commitment.

Culture connection

Frugality, simplicity, and design-for-all baked into every decision.

Editor's pick
Costco logo

Costco

Retail
"To continually provide our members with quality goods and services at the lowest possible prices."

Why it works

Specific, practical, and customer-oriented.

Culture connection

Encourages efficiency, value, and long-term thinking.

Editor's pick
Patagonia logo

Patagonia

Apparel
"We're in business to save our home planet."

Why it works

A mission that doubles as a constraint. Filters every product, hire, and investment.

Culture connection

Activism, environmental responsibility, and long-term thinking over quarterly wins.

Editor's pick
Atlassian logo

Atlassian

Software
"To unleash the potential of every team."

Why it works

Specific customer (teams), clear verb (unleash). Product strategy fits on a postcard.

Culture connection

Open company, no bullshit. Playbooks and rituals shared publicly.

Editor's pick
VMware logo

VMware

Software
"To be the trusted foundation that enables innovation and transformation."

Why it works

Positions the company around trust and customer success.

Culture connection

Encourages collaboration, adaptability, and long-term relationships.

Editor's pick
Netflix logo

Netflix

Entertainment
"To entertain the world."

Why it works

Six words. Impossible to misinterpret. Sets the bar at global scale.

Culture connection

High performance, freedom and responsibility, 'dream team' over family.

Editor's pick
Disney logo

Disney

Entertainment
"To be one of the world's leading producers and providers of entertainment and information."

Why it works

Balances scale with creativity.

Culture connection

Promotes storytelling, imagination, and excellence.

Editor's pick
Pixar logo

Pixar

Entertainment
"To combine world-class creative talent with cutting-edge technology to tell stories that inspire and delight audiences around the world."

Why it works

Blends creativity and innovation while focusing on emotional impact.

Culture connection

Encourages collaboration, experimentation, and relentless pursuit of excellence.

Editor's pick
Tesla logo

Tesla

Automotive
"To accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy."

Why it works

Time-bound urgency ('accelerate') against a planetary problem. Recruits believers.

Culture connection

Mission-first intensity, first-principles thinking, tolerance for hard tradeoffs.

Editor's pick
LinkedIn logo

LinkedIn

Professional Networking
"To connect the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful."

Why it works

Clear and outcome-oriented.

Culture connection

Supports collaboration, trust, and continuous improvement.

Editor's pick
Warby Parker logo

Warby Parker

Retail & Eyewear
"To inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and style."

Why it works

Combines the company's product category with a broader sense of social purpose.

Culture connection

Encourages creativity, social responsibility, customer empathy, and purpose-driven decision-making.

Editor's pick
KPI Fire logo

KPI Fire

SaaS
"To improve companies and improve careers through continuous improvement."

Why it works

Dual benefit: better organizations and better lives. 'Continuous improvement' names the method.

Culture connection

Kaizen mindset at every level: small changes, measurable impact, and people-first progress.

Editor's pick
Airbnb logo

Airbnb

Travel
"To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere."

Why it works

Reframes a transactional product as a human one. 'Belong' is the brand North Star.

Culture connection

Hospitality, belonging, and design-led decision making.

Editor's pick
Starbucks logo

Starbucks

Food & Beverage
"To inspire and nurture the human spirit — one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time."

Why it works

Human-centered and emotionally resonant.

Culture connection

Builds a culture of belonging, connection, and customer experience.

Editor's pick
Southwest Airlines logo

Southwest Airlines

Aviation
"To connect people to what's important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel."

Why it works

Simple and customer-focused. Balances purpose with a clear value proposition.

Culture connection

Creates a culture centered on service, friendliness, and operational excellence.

Editor's pick
Delta Air Lines logo

Delta Air Lines

Aviation
"To connect people to opportunity while expanding the understanding of our planet and the people within it."

Why it works

Combines business purpose with social impact and exploration.

Culture connection

Fosters service, teamwork, and a customer-first mindset.

Editor's pick
Marriott International logo

Marriott International

Hospitality
"To enhance the lives of our customers by creating and enabling unsurpassed vacation and leisure experiences."

Why it works

Customer-focused and emotionally engaging.

Culture connection

Promotes service excellence, teamwork, and putting people first.

Editor's pick
LEGO logo

LEGO

Toys
"To inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow."

Why it works

Short, memorable, and centered on human development.

Culture connection

Promotes creativity, curiosity, and lifelong learning.

Editor's pick
Intel logo

Intel

Semiconductor
"To create world-changing technology that improves the life of every person on the planet."

Why it works

Ambitious and broad enough to inspire future innovation.

Culture connection

Supports engineering excellence and breakthrough thinking.

Editor's pick
FedEx logo

FedEx

Logistics
"To connect people and possibilities around the world responsibly and resourcefully."

Why it works

Emphasizes reliability and global impact.

Culture connection

Drives accountability, service, and operational discipline.

Editor's pick
Whole Foods Market logo

Whole Foods Market

Grocery Retail
"To nourish people and the planet."

Why it works

Short and values-driven.

Culture connection

Encourages sustainability, quality, and care for communities.

Editor's pick
Siemens logo

Siemens

Industrial Technology
"We create technology to transform the everyday, for everyone."

Why it works

Connects innovation with practical impact.

Culture connection

Promotes ingenuity, continuous improvement, and responsibility.

Editor's pick
3M logo

3M

Manufacturing
"To improve every life."

Why it works

Simple, memorable, and universally meaningful.

Culture connection

Supports a culture of innovation, curiosity, and solving real-world problems.

Editor's pick
Accenture logo

Accenture

Consulting
"To deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity."

Why it works

Balances innovation with the importance of people.

Culture connection

Encourages adaptability, learning, and collaborative problem-solving.

Editor's pick
Schneider Electric logo

Schneider Electric

Energy Management
"To empower all to make the most of our energy and resources."

Why it works

Clear, practical, and aligned with sustainability.

Culture connection

Builds a culture of efficiency, responsibility, and continuous improvement.

Editor's pick
Mayo Clinic logo

Mayo Clinic

Healthcare
"To inspire hope and contribute to health and well-being by providing the best care to every patient through integrated clinical practice, education, and research."

Why it works

Comprehensive and deeply centered on patients.

Culture connection

Reinforces compassion, excellence, and teamwork.

Editor's pick
Johns Hopkins Medicine logo

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Healthcare
"To improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research, and clinical care."

Why it works

Connects expertise with a higher purpose.

Culture connection

Promotes learning, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence.

Editor's pick
BASF logo

BASF

Chemicals
"We create chemistry for a sustainable future."

Why it works

Memorable and clearly connected to societal impact.

Culture connection

Encourages innovation, sustainability, and responsible growth.

Editor's pick
Workday logo

Workday

Enterprise Software
"To put people at the center of enterprise software."

Why it works

It immediately communicates who the company serves and how it differentiates itself.

Culture connection

Creates a people-first culture that values employee experience, innovation, and trust.

Editor's pick
Intuitive Surgical logo

Intuitive Surgical

Medical Technology
"We believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care."

Why it works

Simple, memorable, and rooted in a meaningful healthcare outcome.

Culture connection

Encourages precision, innovation, and unwavering commitment to patient care.

Editor's pick
Thermo Fisher Scientific logo

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Life Sciences
"To enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer."

Why it works

Focuses on customer impact while connecting everyday work to a larger purpose.

Culture connection

Promotes scientific excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Editor's pick
Michelin logo

Michelin

Manufacturing
"We sustainably improve mobility by designing and distributing the most suitable solutions for our customers."

Why it works

Combines customer value with sustainability and innovation.

Culture connection

Builds a culture of quality, responsibility, and long-term thinking.

Editor's pick
Canon logo

Canon

Imaging & Technology
"Helping people realize the power of imaging."

Why it works

Clear, concise, and centered on customer value.

Culture connection

Encourages creativity, craftsmanship, and continuous innovation.

Editor's pick
Herman Miller logo

Herman Miller

Furniture & Design
"Design for the good of humankind."

Why it works

Powerful and aspirational while remaining authentic to the brand.

Culture connection

Supports human-centered design, inclusion, and innovation.

Editor's pick
Carhartt logo

Carhartt

Apparel
"To serve and protect hardworking people."

Why it works

Directly identifies the customer and the company's purpose.

Culture connection

Creates a culture grounded in authenticity, durability, and respect for workers.

Editor's pick
Stryker logo

Stryker

Medical Devices
"Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better."

Why it works

Highlights partnership and a shared commitment to improvement.

Culture connection

Promotes teamwork, accountability, and continuous innovation.

Editor's pick
Rolls-Royce logo

Rolls-Royce

Aerospace & Engineering
"To pioneer the power that matters."

Why it works

Short, memorable, and future-focused.

Culture connection

Encourages engineering excellence, innovation, and long-term stewardship.

Editor's pick
Xylem logo

Xylem

Water Technology
"Let's solve water."

Why it works

Exceptionally concise while addressing one of the world's biggest challenges.

Culture connection

Fosters innovation, sustainability, and a mission-driven workforce.

Editor's pick
Standup Alice logo

Standup Alice

Workplace Software
"To help every team build better habits through meaningful daily conversations."

Why it works

It clearly communicates the product's purpose while emphasizing behavior change over software features.

Culture connection

Encourages accountability, transparency, continuous improvement, and stronger team communication through consistent daily engagement.

Editor's pick
Miro logo

Miro

Collaboration Software
"To empower teams to create the next big thing."

Why it works

Simple and inspiring. It focuses on enabling innovation rather than describing software features.

Culture connection

Builds a culture of collaboration, creativity, and inclusive problem-solving.

Editor's pick
Monday.com logo

Monday.com

Work Management Software
"To empower teams to run every aspect of their work."

Why it works

Clear and customer-focused while allowing room for future product expansion.

Culture connection

Promotes ownership, visibility, and cross-functional collaboration.

Editor's pick
Duolingo logo

Duolingo

Education Technology
"To develop the best education in the world and make it universally available."

Why it works

Combines ambitious vision with accessibility.

Culture connection

Encourages continuous learning, experimentation, and making knowledge accessible to everyone.

Editor's pick
Etsy logo

Etsy

E-commerce
"To keep commerce human."

Why it works

Short, memorable, and emotionally compelling.

Culture connection

Fosters creativity, entrepreneurship, authenticity, and community.

Editor's pick
Salesforce.org logo

Salesforce.org

Nonprofit Technology
"To empower nonprofits and educational institutions to better serve their communities."

Why it works

Clearly communicates impact beyond technology.

Culture connection

Promotes service, generosity, and mission-driven innovation.

Editor's pick
GitLab logo

GitLab

DevOps Software
"To enable everyone to contribute."

Why it works

Exceptionally concise and scalable across products and people.

Culture connection

Encourages transparency, inclusion, collaboration, and a remote-first mindset.

Editor's pick
Slack logo

Slack

Business Communication
"To make people's working lives simpler, more pleasant, and more productive."

Why it works

Balances productivity with employee experience.

Culture connection

Supports openness, collaboration, and reducing friction in everyday work.

Editor's pick
Red Hat logo

Red Hat

Enterprise Software
"To be the catalyst in communities of customers, contributors, and partners creating better technology."

Why it works

Highlights community as the company's competitive advantage.

Culture connection

Builds trust through open collaboration, shared ownership, and continuous innovation.

Editor's pick
Coursera logo

Coursera

Online Education
"To provide universal access to world-class learning."

Why it works

Simple, aspirational, and globally relevant.

Culture connection

Creates a culture centered on lifelong learning, accessibility, and personal growth.

Editor's pick
Epic Systems logo

Epic Systems

Healthcare Software
"To help people get well, help people stay well, and help future generations be healthier."

Why it works

The mission is simple, memorable, and clearly focused on improving lives rather than selling software.

Culture connection

Creates a culture centered on service, long-term thinking, and continuous innovation in healthcare.

Editor's pick
ARM logo

ARM

Semiconductor Design
"To build the future of computing on Arm."

Why it works

It provides a bold vision while reinforcing the company's leadership in technology.

Culture connection

Encourages innovation, technical excellence, and collaboration across global teams.

Editor's pick
Zoomcar logo

Zoomcar

Mobility
"To make personal mobility accessible, affordable, and convenient."

Why it works

Clearly communicates who the company serves and the value it delivers.

Culture connection

Builds a culture focused on customer convenience, innovation, and challenging traditional transportation.

Editor's pick
Rivian logo

Rivian

Electric Vehicles
"To keep the world adventurous forever."

Why it works

Unique and emotionally engaging, connecting products to a larger lifestyle and environmental purpose.

Culture connection

Encourages bold thinking, sustainability, and customer-centered innovation.

Editor's pick
Qualcomm logo

Qualcomm

Wireless Technology
"We invent breakthrough technologies that transform how the world connects, computes, and communicates."

Why it works

Highlights innovation while emphasizing real-world impact.

Culture connection

Promotes curiosity, engineering excellence, and solving complex challenges.

Editor's pick
Tetra Pak logo

Tetra Pak

Food Processing & Packaging
"We commit to making food safe and available, everywhere."

Why it works

Short, purposeful, and tied directly to global impact.

Culture connection

Creates a culture of responsibility, sustainability, and customer partnership.

Editor's pick
Trimble logo

Trimble

Industrial Technology
"Transforming the way the world works."

Why it works

Broad enough to inspire while remaining closely aligned with the company's technology.

Culture connection

Encourages continuous improvement, innovation, and solving practical business challenges.

Editor's pick
Zebra Technologies logo

Zebra Technologies

Enterprise Technology
"To empower the front line of business."

Why it works

Keeps the focus on customers and the workers who create value every day.

Culture connection

Supports a culture of operational excellence, customer success, and innovation.

Editor's pick
Esri logo

Esri

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
"To inspire and enable people to positively impact the future through a deeper geographic understanding of the changing world."

Why it works

Connects technology to a meaningful societal purpose.

Culture connection

Builds a culture of curiosity, stewardship, and data-driven decision-making.

Editor's pick
Hexagon logo

Hexagon

Digital Reality & Industrial Technology
"To enable an autonomous future."

Why it works

Forward-looking and concise, positioning the company around long-term innovation.

Culture connection

Promotes experimentation, precision, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Editor's pick
UiPath logo

UiPath

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
"To accelerate human achievement by shaping the future of work."

Why it works

It positions automation as a way to empower people rather than replace them, making the mission both inspiring and future-focused.

Culture connection

Encourages innovation, continuous improvement, and a people-first approach to technology.

Editor's pick
Autodesk logo

Autodesk

Design Software
"To empower innovators with design and make technology so they can achieve the new possible."

Why it works

Focuses on enabling customers to create meaningful solutions rather than simply selling software.

Culture connection

Promotes creativity, curiosity, and solving complex challenges through collaboration.

Editor's pick
Palo Alto Networks logo

Palo Alto Networks

Cybersecurity
"To be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life."

Why it works

Simple, memorable, and centered on a meaningful customer outcome.

Culture connection

Builds a culture of trust, accountability, and relentless innovation.

Editor's pick
Garmin logo

Garmin

Consumer Electronics
"To be an enduring company by creating superior products for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and fitness markets."

Why it works

Connects long-term business success with product excellence and customer value.

Culture connection

Encourages quality, innovation, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Editor's pick
Illumina logo

Illumina

Biotechnology
"To improve human health by unlocking the power of the genome."

Why it works

Clearly links scientific innovation to improving lives.

Culture connection

Creates a purpose-driven culture built on discovery, collaboration, and excellence.

Editor's pick
YETI logo

YETI

Outdoor Products
"To build the cooler we'd use every day if it existed."

Why it works

Authentic and customer-centric, reflecting a commitment to quality and real-world performance.

Culture connection

Promotes craftsmanship, authenticity, and an obsession with customer needs.

Editor's pick
Sonos logo

Sonos

Consumer Audio
"To fill every home with music."

Why it works

Exceptionally simple and emotionally engaging.

Culture connection

Encourages creativity, customer delight, and innovation through shared experiences.

Editor's pick
Carvana logo

Carvana

Automotive Retail
"To change the way people buy cars."

Why it works

Short, memorable, and centered on transforming the customer experience.

Culture connection

Fosters innovation, agility, and a willingness to challenge traditional industries.

Editor's pick
Toast logo

Toast

Restaurant Technology
"To empower the restaurant community to delight guests, do what they love, and thrive."

Why it works

Puts customers and their success at the heart of the company's purpose.

Culture connection

Builds a culture of partnership, service, and continuous innovation.

Editor's pick
Elastic logo

Elastic

Search & Data Analytics
"To bring people and data together to accelerate results that matter."

Why it works

Clearly communicates the value the company creates while remaining broad enough to evolve.

Culture connection

Supports openness, collaboration, and data-driven decision-making.

Editor's pick
Asana logo

Asana

Work Management Software
"To help humanity thrive by enabling the world's teams to work together effortlessly."

Why it works

It elevates the company's purpose beyond software by connecting teamwork to human potential.

Culture connection

Promotes collaboration, clarity, accountability, and intentional work.

Editor's pick
DocuSign logo

DocuSign

Digital Agreements
"To accelerate the business of doing business."

Why it works

Simple, memorable, and clearly communicates the value delivered to customers.

Culture connection

Encourages efficiency, innovation, and removing friction from everyday work.

Editor's pick
Shopify logo

Shopify

E-commerce
"To make commerce better for everyone."

Why it works

Short, inclusive, and focused on empowering businesses of every size.

Culture connection

Builds a culture of entrepreneurship, continuous learning, and customer success.

Editor's pick
Twilio logo

Twilio

Communications Platform
"To fuel the future of communications."

Why it works

Forward-looking and flexible enough to support continuous innovation.

Culture connection

Encourages experimentation, developer-first thinking, and solving customer problems.

Editor's pick
Dropbox logo

Dropbox

Cloud Storage & Collaboration
"To design a more enlightened way of working."

Why it works

Focuses on improving how people work rather than simply describing technology.

Culture connection

Supports flexibility, simplicity, collaboration, and modern workplace practices.

Editor's pick
Intuit logo

Intuit

Financial Software
"To power prosperity around the world."

Why it works

Concise and inspiring, connecting financial tools to meaningful life outcomes.

Culture connection

Creates a culture centered on customer empathy, innovation, and measurable impact.

Editor's pick
AMD logo

AMD

Semiconductors
"To build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences."

Why it works

Clearly communicates the company's commitment to innovation and customer value.

Culture connection

Encourages technical excellence, bold thinking, and continuous improvement.

Editor's pick
W. L. Gore & Associates logo

W. L. Gore & Associates

Advanced Materials
"Together, improving life."

Why it works

Exceptionally simple while emphasizing both collaboration and purpose.

Culture connection

Supports a culture of teamwork, trust, innovation, and shared ownership.

Editor's pick
Hootsuite logo

Hootsuite

Social Media Management
"To unlock the potential of relationships."

Why it works

Shifts the focus from software features to the human connections customers create.

Culture connection

Encourages collaboration, communication, and building authentic relationships.

Editor's pick
Teradyne logo

Teradyne

Industrial Automation & Test Equipment
"To bring the world's most advanced technologies to market through automation and test solutions."

Why it works

Clearly explains the company's purpose while highlighting innovation and customer success.

Culture connection

Promotes engineering excellence, quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Editor's pick
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MongoDB

Database Software
"To empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data."

Why it works

It focuses on customer success and innovation instead of the product itself, inspiring employees to think bigger.

Culture connection

Builds a culture of innovation, ownership, and solving meaningful customer problems.

Editor's pick
Cloudflare logo

Cloudflare

Internet Infrastructure & Security
"To help build a better Internet."

Why it works

Exceptionally simple and memorable while communicating a purpose beyond profits.

Culture connection

Encourages service, innovation, and a long-term commitment to improving the digital world.

Editor's pick
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HubSpot for Startups

Business Software
"To help millions of organizations grow better."

Why it works

The mission emphasizes customer outcomes and continuous growth rather than software features.

Culture connection

Promotes empathy, education, and helping customers succeed.

Editor's pick
Confluent logo

Confluent

Data Streaming
"To set data in motion."

Why it works

Short, distinctive, and easy to remember while capturing the company's purpose.

Culture connection

Encourages agility, innovation, and real-time problem solving.

Editor's pick
Celonis logo

Celonis

Process Mining
"To unlock productivity by placing data and intelligence at the core of business processes."

Why it works

Clearly connects technology to measurable business outcomes.

Culture connection

Promotes continuous improvement, operational excellence, and evidence-based decision-making.

Editor's pick
Gong logo

Gong

Revenue Intelligence
"To unlock reality and help companies reach their full potential."

Why it works

Memorable and focused on helping customers make better decisions.

Culture connection

Creates a culture of transparency, coaching, and continuous learning.

Editor's pick
Samsara logo

Samsara

Connected Operations
"To increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy."

Why it works

Connects everyday work to meaningful global impact.

Culture connection

Builds accountability, innovation, and customer-focused problem solving.

Editor's pick
Coda logo

Coda

Productivity Software
"To make documents as powerful as apps."

Why it works

Simple and aspirational while clearly communicating the company's vision.

Culture connection

Encourages creativity, experimentation, and empowering teams to work differently.

Editor's pick
Brex logo

Brex

Financial Technology
"To reimagine financial systems so every growing company can realize its full potential."

Why it works

Focuses on enabling customer success instead of financial products.

Culture connection

Supports bold thinking, customer obsession, and continuous innovation.

Editor's pick
Zapier logo

Zapier

Workflow Automation
"To make automation work for everyone."

Why it works

Clear, inclusive, and centered on removing barriers for customers.

Culture connection

Promotes efficiency, continuous improvement, remote collaboration, and empowering people to focus on meaningful work.

Editor's pick
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Pocket Informant

Productivity Software
"To help people organize their lives through powerful, simple productivity software."

Why it works

Focuses on the customer outcome (organized life) and simplicity rather than a list of features.

Culture connection

Encourages user-centered design, quality, and continuous improvement of everyday tools.

Editor's pick
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PlanPlus Online

Productivity & CRM Software
"To connect productivity with purpose."

Why it works

Short, memorable, and clearly links productivity tools to meaningful personal and organizational outcomes.

Culture connection

Promotes purpose-driven work, goal clarity, and individual effectiveness across teams.

Editor's pick
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Toyota

Automotive
"To produce happiness for everyone involved in our business, including customers, employees, business partners, and society."

Why it works

Names every stakeholder group explicitly, not just customers or shareholders — a direct root of Toyota's kaizen and respect-for-people culture.

Culture connection

Anchors kaizen, respect for people, and long-term thinking across the whole value chain.

Editor's pick
J.P. Morgan Chase logo

J.P. Morgan Chase

Financial Services
"To be the most trusted, innovative and inclusive financial services firm in the world."

Why it works

Trust is listed first and named directly — in financial services, that's the actual product, not a soft value.

Culture connection

Reinforces integrity, risk discipline, and inclusive decision-making at scale.

Editor's pick
American Red Cross logo

American Red Cross

Nonprofit
"To prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies."

Why it works

Specific enough to guide real decisions (prevent AND alleviate), broad enough to cover disaster relief, blood services, and training all at once.

Culture connection

Drives volunteer mobilization, readiness, and service before self.

Editor's pick
IDEO logo

IDEO

Design & Innovation
"Create positive impact through design."

Why it works

It turns design into a means of creating meaningful change rather than simply producing attractive products.

Culture connection

Encourages curiosity, experimentation, empathy, collaboration, and learning through iteration.

Editor's pick
Zappos logo

Zappos

E-commerce & Customer Service
"To live and deliver WOW."

Why it works

Extremely memorable and focused on the experience the organization wants to create.

Culture connection

Makes exceptional service, employee empowerment, and memorable customer experiences part of everyday behavior.

Editor's pick
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Khan Academy

Education
"To provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere."

Why it works

Clear, ambitious, inclusive, and immediately understandable.

Culture connection

Creates a culture centered on accessibility, learning, experimentation, and expanding opportunity.

Editor's pick
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charity: water

Nonprofit
"To bring clean and safe drinking water to people around the world."

Why it works

Specific enough that employees and supporters immediately understand the outcome the organization exists to create.

Culture connection

Builds urgency, transparency, accountability, and a strong connection between daily work and human impact.

Editor's pick
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Wikimedia Foundation

Nonprofit & Technology
"Empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content and disseminate it effectively and globally."

Why it works

Centers the mission on empowering people to create and share knowledge.

Culture connection

Reinforces openness, collaboration, community participation, and access to information.

Editor's pick
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Kickstarter

Crowdfunding
"To help bring creative projects to life."

Why it works

Simple and focused entirely on the success of the people the organization serves.

Culture connection

Encourages creativity, experimentation, entrepreneurship, and supporting unconventional ideas.

Editor's pick
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Mozilla

Internet Technology
"To ensure the Internet is a global public resource, open and accessible to all."

Why it works

Establishes a clear principle that can guide product and organizational decisions.

Culture connection

Promotes openness, transparency, accessibility, user advocacy, and responsible technology.

Editor's pick
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The Nature Conservancy

Environmental Nonprofit
"To conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends."

Why it works

Clear, memorable, and directly tied to a meaningful global outcome.

Culture connection

Creates a culture of stewardship, science-based decision-making, collaboration, and long-term responsibility.

Editor's pick
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Cleveland Clinic

Healthcare
"Caring for life, researching for health, educating those who serve."

Why it works

Connects patient care, discovery, and education under one shared purpose.

Culture connection

Encourages teamwork, compassion, continuous learning, and high standards of care.

Editor's pick
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Healthcare & Research
"To advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment."

Why it works

Defines both the people served and the meaningful outcome employees are working toward.

Culture connection

Builds a mission-first culture of compassion, scientific excellence, collaboration, and persistence.

Editor's pick
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Habitat for Humanity

Nonprofit
"Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope."

Why it works

Connects organizational activity with a clear human and community outcome.

Culture connection

Encourages service, teamwork, community participation, and respect for the people being served.

Editor's pick
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Teach For America

Education & Nonprofit
"To find, develop, and support equity-oriented leaders to transform education and expand opportunity for all children."

Why it works

Links leadership development directly to a larger educational outcome.

Culture connection

Encourages leadership, learning, equity, accountability, and long-term systems thinking.

Editor's pick
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NPR

Media
"To work in partnership with Member stations to create a more informed public."

Why it works

Focuses on the societal outcome of journalism rather than simply producing media.

Culture connection

Reinforces curiosity, accuracy, public service, collaboration, and thoughtful communication.

Editor's pick
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IDEXX Laboratories

Animal Health & Diagnostics
"To enhance the health and well-being of pets, people, and livestock."

Why it works

Connects technical and scientific work directly to improving lives.

Culture connection

Promotes scientific excellence, empathy, innovation, and customer partnership.

Editor's pick
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DaVita

Healthcare
"To be the provider, partner and employer of choice."

Why it works

Recognizes that organizational success depends on patients, partners, and employees—not just financial results.

Culture connection

Encourages service, employee engagement, accountability, and relationship-building.

Editor's pick
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Cleveland-Cliffs

Steel & Manufacturing
"To be the benchmark for the steel industry."

Why it works

Creates a straightforward aspiration around leadership and performance.

Culture connection

Encourages operational excellence, safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Editor's pick
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Ecolab

Water, Hygiene & Sustainability
"To make the world cleaner, safer and healthier."

Why it works

Simple enough to remember while connecting everyday work to a meaningful global impact.

Culture connection

Promotes responsibility, customer partnership, sustainability, innovation, and problem-solving.

Editor's pick
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Gore Mutual

Insurance
"To protect what matters most."

Why it works

Transforms insurance from a financial product into a clear human purpose.

Culture connection

Encourages trust, empathy, responsibility, customer focus, and dependable decision-making.

Editor's pick
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Walmart

Retail
"To help people save money and live better."

Why it works

Simple, memorable, and directly connects the business model to improving customers' everyday lives.

Culture connection

Reinforces cost-consciousness, customer service, operational discipline, and accessibility.

Editor's pick
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McDonald's

Restaurants
"To make delicious feel-good moments easy for everyone."

Why it works

Moves beyond food to focus on the customer experience and emotional value of the brand.

Culture connection

Encourages consistency, hospitality, speed, teamwork, and creating positive customer experiences.

Editor's pick
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PepsiCo

Food & Beverage
"Create more smiles with every sip and every bite."

Why it works

Memorable and human-centered, translating a huge portfolio of products into one simple customer outcome.

Culture connection

Encourages consumer focus, innovation, collaboration, and creating positive experiences.

Editor's pick
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Samsung

Technology & Electronics
"Inspire the world, create the future."

Why it works

Short and ambitious, connecting innovation with the company's global influence.

Culture connection

Promotes innovation, technical excellence, ambition, and continuous development.

Editor's pick
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BMW Group

Automotive
"To shape the mobility of the future."

Why it works

Future-focused and broad enough to extend beyond traditional automobile manufacturing.

Culture connection

Encourages innovation, engineering excellence, quality, and long-term thinking.

Editor's pick
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Mercedes-Benz

Automotive
"First Move the World."

Why it works

Concise and ambitious, reinforcing the company's aspiration to lead rather than follow.

Culture connection

Builds expectations around innovation, leadership, craftsmanship, and high performance.

Editor's pick
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Sony

Technology & Entertainment
"Fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology."

Why it works

Connects Sony's diverse businesses through the emotional experiences they create.

Culture connection

Encourages creativity, experimentation, technological innovation, and customer empathy.

Editor's pick
Mastercard logo

Mastercard

Financial Technology
"Powering economies and empowering people."

Why it works

Links financial infrastructure with a larger human and economic purpose.

Culture connection

Promotes inclusion, trust, innovation, collaboration, and customer empowerment.

Editor's pick
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Visa

Financial Technology
"To uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid."

Why it works

Combines a clear business purpose with a broader commitment to economic participation.

Culture connection

Encourages trust, accessibility, innovation, reliability, and global collaboration.

Editor's pick
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Coca-Cola

Beverages
"To refresh the world and make a difference."

Why it works

Connects a simple product to a broader sense of purpose and positive impact.

Culture connection

Encourages optimism, inclusivity, sustainability, and creating moments of happiness.

Editor's pick
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Nestlé

Food & Beverage
"Unlock the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come."

Why it works

Connects everyday products to health, quality of life, and long-term impact.

Culture connection

Encourages consumer focus, quality, responsibility, innovation, and long-term thinking.

Editor's pick
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L'Oréal

Beauty & Cosmetics
"Create the beauty that moves the world."

Why it works

Short, distinctive, and connects the company's products to a broader emotional purpose.

Culture connection

Promotes creativity, diversity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and customer understanding.

Editor's pick
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Philips

Health Technology
"To improve people's health and well-being through meaningful innovation."

Why it works

Clearly connects innovation to measurable human impact.

Culture connection

Encourages customer empathy, innovation, collaboration, and purpose-driven problem-solving.

Editor's pick
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Johnson & Johnson

Healthcare
"We believe good health is the foundation of vibrant lives, thriving communities and forward progress."

Why it works

Places health within a much larger picture of individual and societal well-being.

Culture connection

Promotes responsibility, integrity, patient focus, innovation, and long-term stewardship.

Editor's pick
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American Express

Financial Services
"Back our customers to achieve their goals and aspirations."

Why it works

Positions the company as a partner in customer success rather than simply a financial provider.

Culture connection

Encourages service excellence, trust, relationship-building, and customer advocacy.

Editor's pick
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Uber

Mobility & Technology
"To reimagine the way the world moves for the better."

Why it works

Broad enough to support multiple forms of mobility while clearly communicating transformation.

Culture connection

Promotes innovation, speed, adaptability, customer focus, and challenging established systems.

Editor's pick
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eBay

E-commerce
"To create economic opportunity for all."

Why it works

Elevates the marketplace beyond transactions by emphasizing entrepreneurship and opportunity.

Culture connection

Encourages inclusion, empowerment, entrepreneurship, and customer success.

Editor's pick
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Booking.com

Travel Technology
"To make it easier for everyone to experience the world."

Why it works

Simple, inclusive, and centered on the customer's desired outcome rather than booking technology.

Culture connection

Promotes accessibility, experimentation, customer obsession, and global thinking.

Editor's pick
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Heineken

Food & Beverage
"We brew the joy of true togetherness to inspire a better world."

Why it works

Connects the product to social connection and shared experiences.

Culture connection

Encourages collaboration, inclusion, community, and creating positive experiences.

Editor's pick
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Unilever

Consumer Goods
"To make sustainable living commonplace."

Why it works

Clear, ambitious, and connects everyday products to environmental and social progress.

Culture connection

Promotes sustainability, innovation, responsibility, and improving lives.

Editor's pick
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IBM

Technology
"To be the catalyst that makes the world work better."

Why it works

It frames IBM as an enabler rather than a hero — the value shows up in what customers accomplish.

Culture connection

Consulting and research teams are judged on client outcomes, not product shipments.

Editor's pick
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Nvidia

Semiconductors
"To amplify human creativity and intelligence."

Why it works

Two words — creativity and intelligence — give engineers a clear test for which problems matter.

Culture connection

Small teams own hard technical bets for years, with deep specialization over breadth.

Editor's pick
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Oracle

Enterprise Software
"To help people see data in new ways, discover insights, and unlock endless possibilities."

Why it works

It moves the focus from databases to what people do with them.

Culture connection

Engineering culture is built on rigor, backwards compatibility, and long product lifecycles.

Editor's pick
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SAP

Enterprise Software
"To help the world run better and improve people's lives."

Why it works

Pairs commercial ambition with a human clause, which keeps sustainability work on the roadmap.

Culture connection

Process discipline and long customer relationships shape how decisions get made.

Editor's pick
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HP

Technology & Electronics
"To create technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere."

Why it works

The "everyone, everywhere" clause forces accessibility and affordability into design reviews.

Culture connection

Sustainability and reuse targets are treated as engineering constraints, not marketing.

Editor's pick
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PayPal

Financial Technology
"To democratize financial services so that managing and moving money is a right for all citizens."

Why it works

Calling access a right sets a much higher bar than "convenient payments."

Culture connection

Product teams measure inclusion of underbanked users, not just transaction volume.

Editor's pick
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Figma

Design Software
"To make design accessible to all."

Why it works

Short enough to be a decision rule: does this change let more people participate?

Culture connection

Multiplayer-by-default thinking pushes teams to build in the open and ship small.

Editor's pick
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Notion

Productivity Software
"To make toolmaking ubiquitous."

Why it works

It reframes the product as leverage — users build tools instead of buying them.

Culture connection

Craft and taste are explicit hiring criteria; teams stay deliberately small.

Editor's pick
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Pinterest

Media
"To bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love."

Why it works

Focus on inspiration rather than engagement changed how the feed is measured.

Culture connection

Teams track positive-sentiment outcomes and design against compulsive use.

Editor's pick
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Reddit

Media
"To bring community, belonging, and empowerment to everyone in the world."

Why it works

Community comes first in the sentence, which matches how the product is governed.

Culture connection

Moderator autonomy and community self-governance are structural, not a feature.

Editor's pick
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Block

Financial Technology
"To increase access to the economy."

Why it works

Six words that apply equally to sellers, buyers, and people without bank accounts.

Culture connection

Autonomous business units operate like startups with shared purpose.

Editor's pick
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Lyft

Mobility
"To improve people's lives with the world's best transportation."

Why it works

"Improve people's lives" keeps driver experience in scope, not just rider growth.

Culture connection

Community and driver-advocacy programs are part of operating reviews.

Editor's pick
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DoorDash

Logistics
"To grow and empower local economies."

Why it works

It puts merchants and couriers ahead of the app itself.

Culture connection

Leaders do "WeDash" shifts — everyone delivers orders to stay close to the work.

Editor's pick
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Lululemon

Apparel
"To elevate the world by unleashing the full potential within every one of us."

Why it works

Positions apparel as a means to human performance, which shapes community programming.

Culture connection

Goal-setting and coaching practices run through the whole employee experience.

Editor's pick
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REI

Retail
"To awaken a lifelong love of the outdoors for all, and to protect it."

Why it works

The second clause commits to stewardship, which justifies closing stores on Black Friday.

Culture connection

Co-op ownership makes long-term member value the tiebreaker over quarterly sales.

Editor's pick
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Trader Joe's

Grocery Retail
"To give our customers the best food and beverage values and the information to make informed buying decisions."

Why it works

Value plus information — an unusually specific promise for a grocer.

Culture connection

Crew members are cross-trained and promoted internally, which keeps store culture consistent.

Editor's pick
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The Home Depot

Retail
"To provide the highest level of service, the broadest selection of products, and the most competitive prices."

Why it works

Three ranked commitments make trade-offs explicit for store teams.

Culture connection

The inverted-pyramid model puts customers and associates above corporate.

Editor's pick
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Target

Retail
"To help all families discover the joy of everyday life."

Why it works

"All families" is a deliberate inclusion statement that shapes merchandising.

Culture connection

Design partnerships and team-member development are central operating priorities.

Editor's pick
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Deloitte

Consulting
"To make an impact that matters."

Why it works

Adding "that matters" rules out busywork and forces a quality conversation.

Culture connection

Client-service teams are coached on judgment and ethics as much as technical skill.

Editor's pick
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Ford Motor Company

Automotive
"To help build a better world, where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams."

Why it works

Freedom of movement is a durable idea that survives the shift to electric.

Culture connection

Manufacturing pride and long tenure anchor a culture of practical problem solving.

Editor's pick

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