Vision Quest

Leadership requires vision but you can't keep the vision to yourself. A good leader is able to clearly convey their vision to their followers. The vision must also be relevant. Followers want to follow a leader who can give them a vision they can buy into. It can't just be a vision for the leader but the whole team.

Many companies have a vision and a mission and usually that vision and mission is displayed to everyone in the company. If you are a leader of a department within that company does your department have a vision? Have you let your people know what that vision is?

Here are some things to do that will help you as a leader create and convey your vision for your company or department.

• Have a vision creation session. - This will allow everyone to have a say in the vision.
• Let the department or the company create the vision. - They will have ownership of the vision if they can create it.
• Once created display it for all to see. - Everyone needs to see it so they can make their job relevant to the vision.
• Announce it and use it on your letterhead. - Making it visual everywhere is a great reminder.
• Make a big PR deal of the vision. - Announcing  to the public will help them to catch the vision. This really helps if you are also a company that markets to the public.

Go out and create that vision. You may already say that your company has one maybe it is time to re-evaluate that vision. Is it still relevant? Make sure everyone is involved in the vision and that they know what it is.