The
Commitment to the Vision
We are now at the point of choosing to commit to
the vision. No vision will exist until a leader assembles all
these observations and reflections and distills them into a creative
new direction. The vision then has to be translated into reality.
A vision is little more than an empty dream until it is widely
shared and accepted. How does a vision become widely shared? The
leader becomes a change agent and coach for the vision. The formula
for formula for visionary leadership can be expressed as:
Vision + Communication = Shared Purpose
Leadership is about change. Building creative teams
in today’s organization’s new leaders should be aware
of the turbulent economic and social forces that are the foundation
of such rapid transformations. As a result, more opportunities
have presented themselves, but hazards have increased as well.
Understanding and successfully coping with change is a discipline
the new leader must master. In the next section we will illustrate
the eight steps necessary to bring about change.
The rate of change in the business world is not
going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in
most industries will probably speed up over the next few decades.
(Leading Change, 1996,
p.161)
 
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