LEADERSHIP ESSENTIALS

Developing a Vision

Hello Sheeba,

If the New Year has you dreaming big about the possibilities and opportunities that 2020 might bring, you may want to follow these guidelines for how to take a vision into reality.

Write your vision down. The natural first step to organize any intentions, are to put them on paper. Thoughts in our head can feel vague, but writing them down makes them tangible and it allows you to think through the steps necessary to achieve the vision.

Clarify your vision. Once you have your intentions and strategy in order, you can clarify the purpose and the bigger picture. Why does this matter? How will this improve your business? Who will need to be involved?

Communicate your vision.  Now that you have all of your thoughts organized, a plan, and a purpose, you will need to discuss your vision with your team, effectively creating a shared vision for the upcoming year. Remember to convey the impact this will have for the entire team. People need to know how they are connected and important to the vision you are sharing. 
 
When you do move forward with presenting your vision, don't forget to listen and be open to feedback. Developing a shared vision is a collaborative effort, and when done correctly, it can be a great way to get the new year started off with a sense of inspiration and cohesiveness.
 
 
Inspiring You To Thrive, 
 

COACHING QUESTIONS

  1. What is your vision for 2020?
  2. What steps would you need to implement to accomplish your vision?
  3. How will this impact you and your team, both positively and negatively? 

LEADERSHIP TRAINING & EXECUTIVE COACHING

OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU, YOUR BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION

Do you have leaders in your organization or business that would value from leadership training? Do you want to invest in your development as a leader? Then here is a solution that I offer that would be beneficial to you, called, "Everything DiSC Work of Leaders®." 

Everything DiSC Work of Leaders® is a training and personalized learning experience that connects unique leadership styles to real-world demands. It lays out a clear path for helping leaders at all levels make the connection between their DiSC® style and leadership. 

Everything DiSC Work of Leaders focuses on:

  • A simple, compelling model of leadership- vision, alignment and execution 
  • Personalized insights to leverage strengths and overcome challenges
  • A clear path for improvement

The Profile:

The Everything DiSC Work of Leaders Profile provides detailed feedback based on the Vision, Alignment, and Execution framework and the three drivers associated with each step. In this 23-page profile, participants will:

  • Craft a Vision through exploration, boldness, and testing assumptions
  • Build Alignment through clarity, dialog, and inspiration
  • Champion Execution through momentum, structure, and feedback

Well, what does this profile look like??  Here is a sample profile.

Participant Take-Aways:

  • Recognize the priorities and tendencies, based on your own DiSC style, that shape your approach to the fundamental work of leaders: creating a vision, building alignment around that vision, and championing execution of the vision
  • Explore in detail how to effectively use your strengths and overcome challenges to improve your leadership effectiveness
  • Identify strategies to develop preferred behaviors based on context-specific best practices 

Learn More from this Video.

 If you would like to bring this training into your organization or business, schedule a 30-minute complimentary call with me. 

 

False. According to Forbes, employees who find their company’s vision to be meaningful have average engagement scores of 68%, while the average for those who don’t is down around 18% – a sizeable difference! Moreover, about 70% of workers don’t understand their company’s vision at all.

LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT

Michael Atkins


Due to a desegregation effort in his community, Michael Atkins spent his grammar school years busing to a predominantly white neighborhood where he was subjected to an unfortunate amount of discrimination.

Atkins wanted to use his experience to benefit the next generation, so as an adult, he applied for a teacher’s aide position with the school district. He was given a job as the custodian instead.

Throughout the years, he worked his way up through the system, taking college classes and promotions as they came.

On June 1, 2019 Atkins was made a principal, and his leadership style includes bridging the racial gap through diversity promotion and professional development courses available to his staff - including the custodian.

 

LEADERSHIP RESOURCE

Vivid Vision by Cameron Herold

In his book, Vivid Vision, author Cameron Herold treats your vision as the backbone of your business and offers this step-by-step guide to creating a clear, inspired, and achievable vision that will help drive your company and motivate your team.

 

 FREE LEADERSHIP QUIZ

How Well Do You Lead?

Leadership is having the desire and ability to develop and grow in your response-agility to people and situations you find yourself in every day. When you are able to do this effectively, you are able to expand your leadership presence, communicate effectively, listen deeper, and develop those around you.

However, how well do you lead?

 

 

 

  

Sheeba Varghese is a Professional Certified Coach, speaker, and mentor to many. Her passion is to inspire and equip men and women to lead with excellence and authenticity within the spheres of influences that they are called to impact in life. The spheres may be in a home, on a team, in a classroom, among partners in a firm, or within management, to name a few.

In her time apart from clients, Sheeba enjoys time with her husband, Santosh, and their 2 sons, Sam and Steven. She loves great movies, a good book, decorating and eating at the wonderful restaurants of San Francisco.