Visionary leaders understand that “Leadership is a team sport.” A leader with vision minimizes their impact if there is a failure to communicate that vision. In Vision Part 1, I addressed The Upward Component of the Biblical leader Caleb. He was a man with a big vision who depended on and obeyed God. In Numbers 13:30 and 14:7-9, we see…
Leaders without a vision are not only aimless but can be dangerous because others are following them. Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus in their book Leader: Strategies for Taking Charge said it this way, The absence or ineffectiveness of leadership implies the absence of vision, a dreamless society, and this will result, at best, in the maintenance of the status…
Vision - Part 2: The Outward Component When it comes to leadership, clichés abound. Perhaps you have heard or even used maxims like “If you think you are a leader and no one is following, then you are just taking a long walk” or “there is no I in team.” Visionary leaders understand that “Leadership is a team sport.” A…
People without a vision will be personally frustrated at the lack of purpose, but leaders without a vision are dangerous because others are following them in their aimlessness. Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus in their book Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge said it this way, “The absence or ineffectiveness of leadership implies the absence of vision, a dreamless society, and…