Everything starts with vision. You need to have a goal. Without one you cannot have a real team. Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra joked, "If you don't know where you're going, you'll end up somewhere else." An individual without a goal may end up anywhere. A group of individuals without a goal can go nowhere. On the other hand, if everyone in a group embraces the vision for achieving the big picture, then the people have the potential to become an effective team.
Leaders usually have the role capturing and communicating vision. They must see it first and then help everyone to see it. That was that Winston Churchill did when he spoke to the coal miners during the war. That was what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did as he spoke tp people about his dream from the steps of the Lincoln Monument in Washington, D.C. That was what GE CEO Jack Welch did when he let his people know that a division of GE that couldn't be first or second on its market wouldn't be a part of GE. The people on a team will sacrifice and work together only if they can see what they're working toward.
If you are the leader of your team, your role is to do what only you can do: Paint the big picture for your people. Without the vision they will not find the desire to achieve the goal.
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SOURCE: The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork
Leadership Challenge:
HAVE YOU PAINTED THE BIG PICTURE FOR YOUR TEAM?
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