Everyone seems to agree that for an organization to succeed, you need to have a company vision. A vision is the source, we’re told, from which all strategies and actions flow, the foundation upon which everything else is built. Sounds logical. But it raises some thorny questions. “Company Vision” is a problematic term What exactly do we […]
Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has been called a “visionary.” In this clip from Bloggingheads.tv, Robert Wright and David Kirkpatrick argue over what it actually means to be a visionary. Of particular interest is the assertion that although many may share an idea, it is only he or she who has the confidence and pluck to […]
The first follower: it’s the most under-appreciated component of effective leadership. Check out this brilliant presentation given in February at TED in 2013 which proves the point. Derek Sivers shows that when thinking about social movements, we often assume that it’s the leader who is most important. In fact, it’s the first follower who deserves our attention. What we […]
