I love what @Leadershipfreak writes on a regular basis. His leadership insight is that cannot be matched and is perfect for any industry, especially education.
This below is taken from his website. Vision is important for any leader. Without vision, execution is a hallucination. It is extremely important for educational leaders to have a clear vision. I believe that many schools have leaders that have execution but lack the vision. So essentially things get done but with no large goal in mind. So, how do those leaders ever know when they have broken through a barrier and accomplished something? Are those schools just aimlessly doing the day by day hoping that they are doing right by the children that are in their halls?
If you ever feel that you are just doing the day-by-day and not making any headway to achieving a goal, what vision have you laid out for yourself lately? Always remember that work without vision is drudgery. Vision without work is just dreaming. But when you combine work with a vision you will achieve your destiny.
The Seven Qualities of Visionary Leaders | Leadership Freak:
Vision:
- Creates vitality.
- Focuses energy.
- Explains purpose.
Apart from clear vision:
- Distraction directs.
- Desperation disrupts.
- Despair discourages.
Seven qualities of visionary leaders:
- Optimistic about the future.
- Focused on the best in their people. They focus on the unique strengths of every employee.
- Never satisfied but always content. They seem happy where they are but refuse to stay there.
- Consumed with making tomorrow better than today. Hopeful leaders never settle.
- Accepting of change.
- Inclusive, not exclusive. Hopeful leaders invite others into their vision.
- Personally bought in. Vision is inside them.”