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Leadership Vision
The human spirit in one of its many qualities tends to be drawn to events and ideas that are bigger than themselves. In the business world, these people are known as employees who are willing to work for leaders and take their orders so they can fulfill this emotional need resting inside them. It is therefore very important that leaders take advantage of this willingness to obey and be directed. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the importance of vision and goal setting as a means and method to successful leadership.
The article from NWLink.com suggests that vision is one of the most important aspects of leadership and it is integral within organizations that a vision is established to help guide and fame the purposes in which many mundane and challenging tasks are required to keep the organization healthy and strong. "Good organizations convey a strong vision of where they will be in the future. As a leader, you have to get your people to trust you and be sold on your vision." In some ways this seems obvious, but a company without direction is one that will certainly fail in the long run.
Taylor (2010) suggested that vision goal setting (VGS) is an...
He wrote "The bottom-line value of VGS is that motivation is not enough to be successful in business. You need to be able to harness that motivation in the most effective means possible. VGS acts as the road map (or GPS navigation, these days) that guides to your career destination."
Vision is an abstract term that can be manipulated in many ways and methods. A vision is something that leaders should keep flexible, slightly out of grasp, yet emotionally intense and magnetic. Vision is not a material item but can be a helpful tool in manufacturing material goods for profit and power. The NWLink article described power geometrically as a pentagram where each five points radiates a certain dimension of power. These include coercive, referent, reward, expert and legitimate. Although these divisions of power have a tendency to confuse, what is important is that the leadership power rests in the ability of the leader to create an idea of power through an abstract tool such as vision.
Ryan (2009) suggested that success always begins with a leader's view of the future and a clear vision.…
References
"Leading and Leadership." NWLink.com, viewed 18 Dec 2013.
Ryan, J. (2009). Leadership Success Always Starts with Vision. Forbes, 29 July 2009. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/29/personal-success-vision-leadership-managing-ccl.html
Taylor, J. (2010). Business: Vision Goal Setting. Psychology Today, 14 June 2010. Retrieved from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-power-prime/201007/business-vision-goal-setting
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