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Thursday, February 23, 2012

V I S I O N


Vision is the lifeblood of any organization.


It is what keeps it moving forward. It provides meaning to the day-to-day challenges and setbacks that  make up the rumble and tumble of real life.

In a down economy—particularly one that has taken most of us by surprise—things get very tactical. 

--We are just trying to survive--

---What worked yesterday does not necessarily work today.

What works today may not necessarily work tomorrow.
Decisions become pragmatic.

But after a while this wears on people. They don’t know why their efforts matter. They cannot connect their actions to a larger story. Their work becomes a matter of just going through the motions, living from weekend to weekend, paycheck to paycheck.

This is where great leadership makes all the difference. Leadership is more than influence. It is about reminding people of what it is we are trying to build—and why it matters.

It is about painting a picture of a better future.
It comes down to pointing the way and saying, “C’mon. We can do this!”

When times are tough, vision is the first causality.

Before conditions can improve, it is the first thing we must recover.


Michael Hyatt is the CEO of omas Nelson Publishers.

2 comments:

Cerebrations.biz said...

I vote you amend your great post, Anthony. Leadership is to insure that everyone knows what the goal is and why it matters. If a reminder is necessary, the leader has already fallen down on the job.
That's what brought the J&J CEO down- and J&J waited too long to do so, too!

Anthony Kladitis said...

I agree. However, my stance is that a true leader, one that is an inspiration, does both at the same time.

This is why leadership is NOT a position or a title. It flows from within a person. A leader must BE before they can do...