Just as no great painting has ever been created by a committee, no great vision has ever emerged from the herd.
Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential.
The ability to plan for what has not yet happened, for a future that has only been imagined, is one of the hallmarks of leadership.
The future has no shelf life
Vision animates, inspires, transforms purpose into action.
I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.
In order to serve its purpose, a vision has to be a shared vision.
Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.
You need people who can walk their companies into the future rather than back them into the future.