Vision is a destination - a fixed point to which we focus all effort. Strategy is a route - an adaptable path to get us where we want to go.
Our vision is only actionable if we share it. Without sharing, it’s just a figment of our imagination.
Vision is the ability to talk about the future with such clarity it is as if we are talking about the past.
One of the best paradoxes of leadership is a leader's need to be both stubborn and open-minded. A leader must insist on sticking to the vision and stay on course to the destination. But he must be open-minded during the process.
Leadership is about pointing in the direction, articulating a vision of the world that does not yet exist. Then asking help from others to insure that vision happens.
Directions are instructions given to explain how. Direction is a vision offered to explain why.
Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.
Follow those who follow something bigger than themselves - an idea, a belief, a vision, a cause. Run away from those who say we need to follow them.
