Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Leadership that Transforms & Delivers - Vision

As you may remember, recenlty I announced that a book on leadership was in the making. The title has been morphed slightly to Leadership that Transforms…and Delivers. Transformation is a wonderful thing, but results in the real world are the evidence that transformation has truly occurred. And insightful planning and flawless execution are the source of results.
I have scheduled and held several interviews with key leaders and am still looking for other leaders to include. I am especially interested in people outside of the Phoenix area that I could interview by phone. If you know leaders who have touched or inspired you deeply, please email me info@emharv.com and recommend them.

This installment is on Vision. “Vision is that dream you have for yourself and the world. It creates a gap between the way things are and the way they could be…A shared vision, especially one that is intrinsic, uplifts people's aspiration. Work becomes part of pursuing a larger purpose embodied in the organization's products or services…or embodied in the style climate and spirit of the organization “Shared visions compel courage so naturally that people don't even realize the extent of their own courage. They foster risk-taking and experimentation.” Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline

I recently lead a workshop on Leadership that Transforms & Delivers. We pondered many questions in that workshop.
  • What's the legacy you want to leave?
  • What characteristics or qualities do you want to bring forth in your community or organization?
  • How can you make this world a better place?
  • What kind of person do you have to become to create that brand new world?


    “Corporate Mystics have a gift for engaging people in big dreams. They can stand in a future that does not exist and map out the details of how to get there.”