In a recent mentoring session, a mentee asked me to as her some questions so she could practice for an upcoming job interview. This was a promotion within her current organization, so one of the sets of questions I asked was:
In your own words, what is the mission of your organization? How will you contribute to the mission in this new role?
My mentee could articulate the organizational mission, but she struggled with the second half of the question. As we discussed it further, I realized she didn't understand the bigger picture of how her new position (or even her current position) directly contributed to the organization's mission. Even more ...