Inspiring a Shared Vision

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As a project team leader with an ever growing and dynamic project base, which often has four or five projects running simultaneously, this project leader has recognized the need for an authentic leadership vision that inspires others within the organization and correlated project teams to share the vision. Establishing consensus and evaluating the implementation of a vision process will be addressed within this document along with a step by step vision implementation process where a positive vision is created and fostered within this project oriented organization. The vision implementation process will consist of: a) eliciting a sense of urgency for implementing the vision; b) developing an expert vision implementation project team, c) developing interaction strategies where feedback is valued from the entire team, d) navigate challenges through scenario planning sessions, e) modify project strategies so changes are accepted and implemented quickly, and f) document and record project progress, obstacles and lessons learned. In conclusion, there will be a summary of what success within an authentic leadership organizational vision entails.
Authentic Leadership Vision
Discovering what motivates this leader to lead is the belief that this she was sent to this earth to help others become autonomous and self-reliant; to help groups overcome their fears, to prepare the way for followers to embark upon their own progressive journey to help lead teams to authentic happiness. Therefore the proposed vision for this project oriented organization will be: “to strive to lead, the best way, every day (Crawford, 2013)!” Brilliant leaders comprehend their personal and professional strengths and seek prospects where their unique profici...

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