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Your Visionary Leadership Skills Visionary Leadership requires certain skills. Use these skills to develop your action-plan for becoming a Visionary Leader. First, use the following scale to assess where you are now. Then, retake the assessment every month until you score a 4 in every area. 0-Never _____ 1. Visualizing: I have a 'clear' PICTURE of what I want to achieve and when I want to achieve it. _____ 2. Futuristic Thinking: I don't just think about where I am today. I think about where I want to be in the future. _____ 3. Showing Foresight: I am an informed planner. I don't just consider what I want to do. I consider how technological, procedural, organizational, and other factors might affect my plans. _____ 4. Proactive Planning: I establish goals and specific strategies for achieving those goals. I anticipate or consider potential obstacles and develop contingency plans to overcome those obstacles. _____ 5. Creative Thinking: I challenge myself to explore new and different ways of looking at issues, opportunities, and problems. Instead of saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," I say, "If it ain't broke, BREAK IT!" _____ 6. Taking Risks: I recognize that I must not only 'think' outside the box, but I must do things that might require me to step outside my comfort zone. I look at failures as learning opportunities, not setbacks. _____ 7. Process Alignment: I know how to link my goals with the goals of my organization. I can articulate how job and tasks benefits my immediate office, the department(s) directly connected to my immediate office, and my entire organization. _____ 8. Coalition Building: I know that in order to achieve my goals, I must create and maintain successful working relationships within and outside my organization. I actively pursue opportunities to work with various types of individuals, departments, and constituency groups. _____ 9. Continuous Learning: I regularly participate in training and other types of developmental activities, both inside and outside my organization. I examine every interaction, positive or negative, for a 'learning moment'. I actively pursue opportunities to work with people and participate in projects that will expand my knowledge base, challenge my thinking, and stretch my imagination. _____ 10. Embracing Change: I know that change is an essential part of growth and development. When encountering unanticipated or undesirable change, I actively explore ways to find some meaningful or useful aspect of that change. I remain focused on the potential 'positives' of the change and incorporate those 'positives' into my goal achievement action-plan. ~~<<>>~~ PERMISSION TO REPRINT: Articles, Tips, and Tools can be reprinted in company newsletters or magazines. If placed electronically, a Live Link to Dr. Brown's website must be included. Please use the following credit for every item: Dr. Barbara Brown shows organizations how to use High-Performance Leadership to create the kind of links among people, goals & performance that produce positive results. For more tips, visit: www.DrBarbaraBrown.com or email: Barbara@DrBarbaraBrown.com.
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