Creating a common vision and creating common goals for followers and staff may just be one of the most critical aspects of leading successfully. When employee embrace common vision and goals, much less management is required, and there is more commitment and loyalty to the organization. Here we look at the power of vision and the importance of creating goal alignment as part of leadership
By Harriet Rubin
- The most elusive and desired quality of leadership is vision. Vision is the perfume of the mind. Unfortunately, leadership gurus tend to approach their understanding of vision with a reductive method. For them, it's about scenarios, or positive thinking, or guesswork based on information. But none of those formulas can explain the fact that some people seem able to see the future.
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By Don Clark
- Step by step process for setting goals, and the relationship of setting goals and objectives and performance management
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By Jeff Hiatt
- Nice explanation of the link between vision and strategic planning, includes an exercise and a nice graphic model. Related to business process reengineering.
(Added: 31-May-2007 Hits: 128
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By na
- While this article deals primarily with organizational vision within the context of strategic planning, it's full of good stuff on the nuts and bolts of creating a vision statement. Recommended.
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