LEADERSHIP AND VISION

BUILDING
CLD 104

Aize Obayan
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VISION
THE FOUNDATION
OF LEADERSHIP
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WHAT IS VISION?

Oxford Dictionary
The ability to think
or plan about the
future with
imagination
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Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe
Saw an African Continent free
from the oppression of colonial
powers, taking her place in a
position of equality among the
peoples of the world from that
vision, he inspired the
independence movements not just
in Nigeria but in other parts of
Africa.
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SAM WALTON
The Founder of WALMART,
the Worlds largest
supermarket chain had a
dream of people shopping
at affordable convenience
and price in settings that
provided the cosiness and
comfort of the small town
shopper keeper.
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Famous quotes about

Vision 1
The Principle of
is the key to
understanding
leadership

vision

Dr John Haggai
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Famous quotes about Vision 2

If any idea about

leadership has inspired
organisations for
thousands of years. It is
the capacity to hold a

shared picture of the

future we seek to
create
Peter Senge
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Famous quotes about Vision 3

There is no more
powerful engine driving
an organisation towards
excellence and long
range success than an
attractive worthwhile
vision for the future
widely shared
Burt Nanus
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Why Vision is Important 1

1.Vision is key to
inspiration
2.Vision is essential
for direction
3.Vision is necessary
for achievement

Why Vision is Important 2

1. Vision is necessary for
discipline
2. Vision is the motivator for
today that drives off
complacency
3. Vision is the protector from
the tyranny of the urgent
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Myths of Vision
1)Vision is only for men at
the top
2)Vision only exists for
the organisation
3)Each subsector cannot
have its vision
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Therefore vision is (1)

What you see?

Sharable
Vision is about the
future

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Therefore vision is (2)

Vision is about the

relevance of the
organisation
About a desirable
future desirable to us
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Therefore vision is (3)

About our ability and

willingness to create. This
implies that its related to
us and it is designed not
for an external body but
for us.
Exciting and personal
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Essentials to Building ision

(1)

Analyse the present

Think of the future
assess it.

Practice creative
dissatisfaction
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Essentials to Building Vision

(2)

Be a continuous
developer.
Dream and dream big.
Think beyond yourself.
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Essentials to Building Vision

(3)

Associate with
dream builders
Write down your
dream and paint a
picture
Have goals

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To be continued

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