“We often think that leadership is where the leader declares the vision. Leadership is really about co-creation.” – Kari Granger
Welcome to Leadership Impact, the podcast for modern executives who are reinventing leadership within their organizations. Hosted by executive leadership coach and CEO of The Granger Network, Kari Granger, and Sound Financial Group CEO, Paul Adams, this podcast aims to address the topics of performance and leadership through real life examples. This is Episode 2 of our four-part series on new futures.
In this episode, Kari and Paul talk about the importance of creating visions that garner action and commitment. This is the second episode inside the broader theme of declaring new futures. A compelling vision, or lack thereof, can make or break an organization. Such is the case in Paul’s latest example of a woman who took over a small financial firm, implemented a vision exclusive to her, and saw failing results. Kari dissects Paul’s example and breaks down the four components of an effective vision. Conversely, there are also violations of an effective vision within an organization. These can include negative mood, inaction or turnover. Kari and Paul discuss the two different types of conversations individuals and organizations can have in order to implement a vision that is compelling, inclusive and bold. Finally, Kari shares her process of strategic planning, which is rooted in possibilities, pathways for action and specified action.
What We Covered:
00:24 – Introducing today’s topic: How to Create a Compelling Vision
01:11 – Paul’s experience working with a woman who let an exclusive vision impede the success of her financial firm
02:34 – Kari discusses the importance of creating a compelling future
02:57 – Paul’s belief that the executive in his example created an exclusive vision
04:14 – Kari lists the components of an effective vision
04:25 – Component 1: Standing in the future and looking back to the present
05:28 – Component 2: Addressing the fundamental cares of relevant stakeholders
06:00 – Component 3: Giving individuals the opportunity to make a noteworthy contribution and be recognized for it
09:11 – Component 4: Creating a vision that is compelling, inclusive and bold
10:07 – Paul revisits his example in order to pinpoint where he saw it went wrong
13:15 – Symptoms of violating these four components of a compelling vision
14:48 – Kari provides the two types of conversations you can have to start implementing a compelling vision
16:50 – Paul relates these conversations to a recruiting tactic
18:35 – Kari discusses pathways for action to fulfill on possibility
20:11 – How an effective vision affects the bottom line
21:27 – Paul challenges the audience to question and discover their vision
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Acknowledgements:
Our work is mosaic art. We read, study, and practice many philosophies, methodologies, and modalities of human performance, to ensure that our approach best serves our clients. We would like to acknowledge all of the thought leaders and organizations, whose ground-breaking work has influenced the Granger Network approach – especially Fernando Flores, Jim Selman, Michael C. Jensen, Julio Olalla, Pluralistic Networks, The Newfield Network, and the Strozzi Institute.
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