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Without vision, leaders can find themselves and their
organizations going nowhere fast. But a good vision
can be the roadmap to an organization's successful
destination.
There's no doubt that vision is valuable to a leader.
But how valuable is it to you?
Sometimes it's easy to underestimate the value of
vision until you are reminded of all that it can do
for you and your organization.
Consider the following snapshots of the value of
vision and make sure you haven't underestimated its
importance in your organization:
VISION CHALLENGES PEOPLE.
EDWIN LAND, FOUNDER OF POLAROID, SAID, "TEACH YOUR
PEOPLE TO FEEL THAT THE VISION IS VERY IMPORTANT AND
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THAT DRAWS OUT THE DRIVE IN
WINNERS." A VISION DOESN’T LOOK AT THE AVAILABLE
RESOURCES AND ASK WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM. IT SEES
THE POTENTIAL AND ISSUES THE CHALLENGE. THEN PEOPLE
RALLY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
VISION SOLVES PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS GO UNSOLVED NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO BIG, BUT
BECAUSE A LEADER'S VISION IS TOO SMALL. IF A PROBLEM
IS BIGGER THAN YOUR DREAMS, IT WILL STOP YOU. BUT IF
YOUR VISION IS GREATER, YOU WILL FIND A WAY TO
OVERCOME IT.
VISION PROVIDES GUIDANCE.
DIRECTION FOR AN ORGANIZATION CANNOT BE GIVEN THROUGH
RULES OR ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS. THOSE TYPES OF THINGS
MERELY FACILITATE DIRECTION. TRUE DIRECTION IS BIRTHED
IN THE LEADER'S VISION.
VISION ATTRACTS WINNERS.
A PRIME MINISTER OF FRANCE ONCE SAM, "IF YOU ME DOING
BIG THINGS, YOU ATTRACT BIG PEOPLE. IF YOU AM DOING
LITTLE THINGS, YOU ATTRACT LITTLE PEOPLE." THE SCOPE
OF YOUR VISION DETERMINES THE STATURE OF YOUR PEOPLE.
VISION UNITES PEOPLE.
THERE ARE DIFFERENCES AND DIVERSITY IN ANY
ORGANIZATION. BUT DISSIMILAR PEOPLE WILL BE UNITED
UNDER A COMMON VISION WHEN THE VISION IS GREATER THAN
THEIR DESIRE TO GO THEIR OWN WAY.
VISION SUPPLIES ENERGY.
DO YOU KNOW WHY SO MANY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ARE
VISIONARIES? BECAUSE VISION GIVES PEOPLE A DRIVE TO
SUCCEED. SOMEONE ONCE SAM THAT ONLY HE WHO SEES THE
INVISIBLE CAN DO THE IMPOSSIBLE.
WHERE THERE IS NO VISION THE PEOPLE PERISH! [PRO.
29:18]