Vision: How Leaders Develop It, Share It, and Sustain It

"Business Week made vision the topic of its Presidents' Forum. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award builds one of its seven pillars around "leadership devoted to vision." Everyone seems to agree that, in the chaotic business environment of the 1990s, vision and vision-based planning are fast becoming the crucial leadership skills needed by CEOs and managers at large and small companies alike." "But how do you take a theoretical concept like "vision" and transform it into a concrete plan that can be implemented successfully in your organization? This practical, no-nonsense "hands-on" book shows you how. Written by one of today's most respected, experienced, and innovative corporate planning consultants and visioning experts, Vision systematizes the visioning process from concept to strategy ... to execution. It's a process that has been validated in companies from 50 employees to 50,000, including such industry leaders as IBM, RCA, SmithKline, and Gulf Oil. Based on the lessons gleaned from their revealing and instructive experiences, you'll learn how to develop your own distinctive corporate vision - one that promotes teamwork, commitment, and continuous improvement; motivate your employees by defining corporate values in ways with which they can identify; hammer out a mission statement that makes your vision concrete to your employees; merge your four major managerial concerns - ethics, innovation, powerful leadership, and strategic planning into single, bold action plan; use leadership conferences to foster consensus, communication, stewardship, and renewal; assure your company of an important role in the global economy of the future; change your business's direction quickly, decisively, and smoothly when circumstances demand it, and bring your employees with you; and much more!" "In Vision: How Leaders Develop It, Share It, and Sustain It, Joseph V. Quigley unveils the highly participatory process that's been perfected by the most forward-looking and successful business executives in America today - a complete system for establishing superior quality, enhanced competitiveness, and all-around business health in your company!"--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved… (more)