More of Vision Leader

Clear and Compelling. Management writer Warren Bennis was fascinated
by the ability of leaders to see what the rest of us can't see. A few
years ago, he carried out a study of 90 top leaders in the United
States. They included the first man to set foot on the moon, Neil
Armstrong. What Bennis discovered was that, despite their different
backgrounds, disciplines, and circumstances, these people all had one
thing in common: a clear and compelling vision of what they wanted to
realize. To them, the vision wasn't at some point in the future. It
was right in front of their eyes.

A Vision Without Limits.
The truly great leaders don't put limits on their vision. They go for
the biggest dream they can imagine even if it is only realized at some
time in the future when they are no longer around. There is a story
about the filmmaker Walt Disney who died six years before the opening
of the first Disney World. At the opening ceremony, two Disney
executives were sitting together. One said, "Too bad Walt couldn't
have been here to see this." The other replied, "You're wrong. Walt
did see it. That's why it's here." While most of us see no more than
three months ahead, outstanding leaders can see several years ahead.
Elliott Jaques of Brunel University believed that one person in a
million could see 20 years ahead. The Japanese industrialist Konosuke
Matsushita even has a 250-year plan for his business.

Drawing Others In.
Leaders do more than have a vision of what is possible; they
articulate it and draw others in. They do this through metaphor,
images, and by triggering the innate desire of all people to be part
of something big. Compare the visions of the two leading soft-drinks
companies in America in the 1920's. One was a Boston-based company
called Moxies. Their stated aim was "to sell herb-based drinks".
Nothing to get excited about there. The other company's vision was "to
quench the thirst of a nation". That company was Coca Cola. Today,
nobody remembers Moxies.

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Tosan S
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