225: Leaders Need To Provide Visionary Leadership

<p>If we want to influence others with our visionary leadership, then we have to start with ourselves and clarify what is the vision we have for ourselves.</p> <p> </p> <p>If we are to live intentionally, we must visualise our objectives in concrete detail, to make the whole process as real as possible.  We also look into our future state and see how we will live.  What sort of person are we to become?  Who are we with, how do we get along with them and what do we do?  How are we regarded by others and how do we treat others?  Where do we travel to, in what style do we travel and what experiences do we have?  What sort of car do we drive?  Which restaurants do we frequent?  What are our fashion flourishes?</p> <p> </p> <p>We create a combination photo and word picture description of the future state we want to realise.  We now have to consider the goals which, when they come to fruition, will supply the vision objectives we have set for ourselves.  Goal setting works best when broken down and linked to our roles in life. </p> <p> </p> <p>Often, we only consider our corporate goals and forget about ourselves in this process.  We are multifaceted beings and so should be our goals.  We have our company role, but we also have our family role - wife, husband, son, daughter, father, mother, brother, sister, etc.  We have financial, health, friendship, personal development and lifestyle goals we want to achieve. </p> <p> </p> <p>The point is to link these goals back to our personal vision.  The vision is the direction, but the goals are the vehicle to carry us along the road to realisation of the vision.  We have set an overall timeframe for the vision achievement, so the goals have to have milestones too, to be able to back up the timetable we have set.</p> <p> </p> <p>Normally we think of a visionary leader as someone who shows us the way forward, who motivates, encourages and inspires us.  The entry ticket to becoming a visionary leader though, is to have a clear vision for yourself.  We are all notorious spruikers o