A visionary leader has a clear, compelling, and inspiring vision of the future that motivates and guides their team towards success.

A visionary leader:

  • Develops the context for understanding societal needs and opportunities
  • Is able to conceptualize the gap between current and desired state(s)
  • Challenges the status quo with innovative and sustainable ideas
  • Has a facility for translating the external environment to his/her team
  • Is comfortable taking risks, with refined ability to calibrate net impact
  • Recognizes the need for diverse perspectives for highest-level thinking

ARVPs

Readings

  1. What Is a Vision Statement – Paula Fernandez at Business News Daily (20')
  2. Women and the Vision Thing – Herminia Ibarra & Otilia Obadaru at Harvard Business Review (25')

Videos

  1. Be a Visionary – Evan Carmichael at #One Rule (21')
  2. How Visionary Leaders Talk – Noah Zandan (8')

Podcasts

  1. Leadership, Vision and the Big Picture – J.B. Braden (30')
  2. How I Built This: Ben & Jerry’s: Ben Cohon & Jerry Greenfield (54')

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