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| Vision Critical: 7 Attributes That Will Turn Your Company’s Vision into Engaging Narrative |
| More than ever, uniting your organization around a common vision is critical to successful change in today’s rapidly changing workplace. These seven key attributes will turn your company’s vision into engaging narrative...
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| More than ever, uniting people in your organization around a common vision is critical to successful change and evolution in today’s rapidly changing workplace. In addition, a well-articulated vision informs your strategy, focuses your people’s efforts, strengthens decision-making and provides a needed source of inspiration.
Unfortunately, for many organizations, their vision just doesn’t connect with their staff, clients and shareholders. What people really want is a vision they can believe in, feel energized about and to which they can make a commitment.
In the case of one senior leader who I worked with recently, her company’s vision was the result of a sophisticated series of conversations with staff, board members, clients and key stakeholders using various strategies – from in-person town halls and conversational cafés to social media outreach and feedback. While it certainly had a high engagement factor during the development process, the result felt....... (cont'd) |
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Cascading Corporate Change: How to Engage Your Team in Transformation
Leaders can share a compelling case for the future they envision and provide clear guidelines on how to get there. However, informing people and getting their feedback and buy-in around that vision can’t be done by senior management or a small central team alone. Line managers must play a central role. Change will reach the front line only if line managers engage. They must truly understand the intended changes, embrace them and, eventually, work with their teams on actual implementation.
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The 7 Attributes You Need on Your Path to the Top
In her new book, author Cassandra Frangos shares the results of her research regarding the most relevant attributes that enable executives to reach the CEO suite. While there’s nothing particularly novel about the identified characteristics, it’s a reconfirmation of what’s generally important for leaders at any level.
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