A post from Mark Howell from Strategy Central cites an interesting quote from David Maister’s blog on how to move from the language of destinations to a language of action….
"Whether you are talking about purpose, mission, vision, values, goals, objectives or almost ANY of the traditional concepts that people use, the only practical way to make it real is to do two (simultaneous) things:
(a) stop talking about the future destination, and start thinking about the rules you would have to live by in order to get there; and
(b) translate the generalities of the organization’s purpose, mission, values or principles into what it would mean for individuals and confirm that the organization’s members are, in fact, prepared to be held accountable and live by those individual rules.
How often do we develop vision and mission statements that do not result in a change in anyone’s behaviour. Vision should result in a set of values and principles, that enable all people in the organisation to act independently, towards the achievement of the vision. Unless something changes as a result of the vision, the vision is meaningless. Moving from vision to action can only happen, if it results in a change in behaviour, either your doing different things or doing things differently. To ensure that behaviour change in ways that achieve the vision, a vision must be supported by a set of "rules" or principles to guide the journey.
- How’s your vision? Has it resulted in action?
- Do you have "rules" or principles to guide you on the journey?
- Have you translated the vision into what is means for individuals?
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Yes, I agree with you that it’s very important to have a vision of the future goals. That’s the first key to success and it will give you great energy to act and to do something to achieve these goals as quickly as possible! Good post!