The most successful and inspirational leaders in business have a vision of their future and clearly express it to stakeholders, teams, clients, and customers: they commit to personal and professional fulfillment and instill confidence in others who trust them to achieve long-term success.
Leaders with business vision have more control and direction over their professional careers and beyond, and one of the first ways we serve our clients is to ensure they identify and commit to a vision.
The Influential Power of Visionaries
In our business coaching sessions, we discuss how visionary leaders attract success and support from others. For example, one leader we refer to is President John F. Kennedy’s vision statement addressed to the nation and the world in 1961: “Before the decade is out, we will land a man on the moon and return him safely to the Earth.”
A direct and awe-inspiring statement from Kennedy – this is an example of how a strong vision influenced an entire nation to achieve a daring goal. Business leaders and pioneers have created the same impact in their industries by sharing and committing to achieving long-term goals, creating thriving and profitable businesses and organizations.
Defining Your Future
A business vision defines where you will take your business or organization in the future: it will be in your business plan, where you also state the mission and purpose of your business endeavor. You will also refer to your business vision when strategic planning, upon which you will create objectives and set goals for growth and commercial success.
Your vision keeps you goal and growth-oriented – our business coaches use professional assessment to help aspiring leaders gain the skills and tools to define their values, goals, and future.
Making a Statement as a Commitment to Continuous Growth
By creating a vision statement, you hold yourself and your team accountable for progress you can trace across your three-to-five-year period. An example of a vision statement is: “I will achieve a customer satisfaction rating for my group of ______ by this date.” This statement is precise, achievable, intentional, and has a specific focus.
Here are the steps we take with our clients to develop solid business vision statements:
- We help them visualize and define what direction they see their business endeavors going in.
- We confirm the vision considers a time length of three to five years.
- Clients learn to make memorable statements.
- Vision statements have a scope of interest for stakeholders.
- Believable: they must be tangible for partners and staff to achieve.
- We confirm vision statements are relevant to their purpose, values, and mission.
- The visions have a specific focus – whether it is about achieving a certain amount of revenue or business value.
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