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Vision: Central to Leadership
Importance and Characteristics
John E. Jones & Chris Chen
American Society for Training & Development
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Why Do You Need a Vision?
If you suddenly left your job, would your organization know what to do?
Vision is a picture of a future state that guides current behavior.
Future vision must be significantly different than the current state.
The gap between the current state and future state produces creative energy,
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An Effective Vision Is...
Realistic, but different from current reality Easy to understand Commonly understood Inspiring/motivating Meaningful
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Developing Your Vision
What do you need to do to create a vision for your organization? Clarify the vision of the next level up. Involve your team members. Articulate your organization’s reason for
existence.
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Unless there is vision,
the people perish.The Bible