Vision - Part 3: The Inward Component Visionary leaders are people who see farther, see more and see before others. But not all visionaries should be followed. The world has seen its share of diluted visionaries who led the gullible to destruction. Some have fallen victim to evil visionaries driven by ego or something more sadistic. Others have followed charlatan…
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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…
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