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Creating a Leadership Vision

Presenter: Sue Cromwellsec137@psu.eduSeptember 10, 2015

1HOW WILL THE WORLD/WORKPLACE LOOK DIFFERENT AS A RESULT OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN EMERGING LEADERS?

2THE IMPORTANCE OF VISIONI am personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a transformer in any situation, any organization. Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf. It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence, courage, and faith to be a transforming leader.- Steven R. Covey3THE IMPORTANCE OF VISIONKey Components:Content: the information presented affects the employees or teams perception of the organization.

Communication: the articulation of a vision, how the information is communicated, affects the employees or teams perception of ones leadership effectiveness.4

The Foresight Process DEVELOPING A VISION5STEP 1: UNDERSTAND THE PAST

6STEP 2: ANALYZE THE PRESENT

7STEP 3: CREATE THE FUTUREUnderstanding the past leans toward the symbolic, analyzing the present leans toward the factual, creating the future leans toward the emotional. There are many creative processes that help leaders envision these worthy futures. The most important rule to follow during this phase is simple to articulate but difficult to practice: conceptsmith first, and wordsmith second.

(Clarke and Crossland, 2002)8CONCEPTSMITH FIRST

9WORDSMITH SECONDCCLs Five Building Blocks for a VisionThe big ideaThe valuesThe storyThe growth factorThe change factor(Permission to excerpt from Creating a Vision2010 granted by the Center for Creative Leadership)10WORDSMITH SECONDZappos:So here is the vision: One day, 30% of all retail transactions in the US will be online. People will buy from the company with the best service and the best selection. Zappos will be that online store.Amazon: Our vision is to be Earths most customer centric company; to build a place where people can come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online.Mayo Clinic: To hope and contribute to health and well-being by providing the best care to every patient through integrated clinical practice, education, and research.11STEP 4: SELECT THE COURSE

12STEP 4: SELECT THE COURSESetting prioritiesSetting short- and long-term goalsGoal is now focusing on what is most importantMechanisms for accountability

13STEP 5: UNITE THE ORGANIZATION

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, by Another Believer (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, 2013.14Step 5: Unite the OrganizationWhat did he do to help individuals understand the past?What strategy or data did he use to help people understand the current state?How did he help people envision the future and identify the concepts and the words?What course did he lay out? What were the priorities?How did he unite and help people see the vision so they were all moving in the same direction?What about the speakers vision remains impactful today?Todays SummaryIt is important for a leader to establish a vision.A leader should understand the past and analyze the present.Open and creative thought will help to create the future.The five building blocks can be used to write a vision statement.Use short- and long-term goals to select the course.There is a power in uniting the organization toward the vision.16Questions and Thank You

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