Every leadership book I’ve read, every seminar or workshop I’ve attended on leadership and every article on leadership that’s worth anything has had one thing in common… the assumption of a Vision. What’s interesting is they don’t all show you how to develop a vision, many just make the assumption that you actually have one. Some show you how to develop one but they all assume you have a vision or you are at the least developing your vision. What I find amazing is the large number of organizations and individuals that have no vision. In it’s simplest form a vision is nothing more that what you see your organization being in the future or what you see yourself being in the future.
It’s November… now is the time to set a vision of what you want your organization, your business and yourself to look like at the end of 2012 and further. Take some time this week to vision cast. Where do you see your organization in one year? Be specific. Write it down. Do the same for your personal business and your life. It’s like goal setting but at the same time you’re also developing a clear picture in your mind of what things will look like one year from now and even three or five years from now.
Once you have this vision you can now develop a strategic plan for making this vision a reality. But first you have to see the vision. What do you see?
