Exam 7: Creating a Vision

Leaders should not be concerned that group members can see their values in the values of the vision.

A vision paints a picture of a realistic image of the future, not grounded in what should be but what it is.

A vision provides a map - a laid-out path to follow - that gives direction so followers know when they are on track and when they have slipped off course.

Setting a fundraising goal for cancer research is an example of a vision providing a map.

Visions must be detailed to be effective.

Mother Teresa linked her vision of serving the poor and disenfranchised with her followers' beliefs of ____.

What is the role of followers in sharing and implementing the leader's vision?

Visions should use exclusive language.

Change can include taking the best parts of the prior system and strengthening them.

The Team In Training marathons are an example of a vision including a challenge.

Briefly define the characteristics of a vision. Explain how you could use them to develop a workable vision for a cause you believe in.

Articulating the vision requires that the leader use the right language that is inspiring and motivating.

The value of a vision is that it shows others the meaningfulness of their work.

Vision's inclusion of ideas, beliefs, and modes of action that people find worthwhile refers to what characteristic?

Saying a leader "walks the walk" indicates he or she models the values, attitudes, and behaviors of the vision to others.

Why do people resist change? Explain how you would go about drawing people to a new and controversial cause.

The implementation of a vision is a continuous process.

Articulating a vision requires leaders to:

From your own life experience, describe an incidence in which a leader had strong vision but failed to implement it.

When the University of Michigan football team used the book Into Thin Air, how was Mt. Everest used?