The Fifth Discipline
Chapter 11 of Peter Senge's book, The Fifth Discipline, talks about the idea of Shared Vision, and how this concept has transformed organizations, and individuals working for them, into a cohesive unit of long-term innovative achievement.
Having and transmitting a successful "shared vision" requires true "buy-in" on the part of the employees and the organization as a whole, and must foster genuine commitment and active enrollment in order to bring that organizational vision to a personal level. For shared vision to become a product of personal vision, each individual must "feel it", and be able to see how this vision can be articulated to promote the long-term interests of the company's success, and position in the larger scheme of things. This road to the end result is usually not mapped out or even guaranteed, and the creative tension this inspires, through personal commitment and dedication, is the fire it produces form it's visionary fuel.
The most current example of this that I have witnessed is the remarkable performance of the '98 World Championship Denver Broncos. So far they are undefeated this season and give no indication of letting up as the make their way into the history record books of the NFL. They were 11 and 0, Eleven wins and no losses, going into last night's game against the San Diego Chargers here at home and although nobody here wanted to see it happen, they defeated the Chargers 31-16, extending their perfe...
Police corruption is a practice of illegal and unprofessional behavior for improper reason to achieve approved goals by their officers. “The Seven Five,” documentary looks at police misconduct at Brooklyn’s 75th Precinct during the 1980s. The documentary turns into a narrative feature combined of interviews with key investigators, Michael Dowd, and Adam Diaz a deported Dominican drug dealer. Police Officer Michael Dowd explained his rogue activities during his assignment at rid the City of narcotics traffickers. Instead, he enlisted the services of other officers who began robbing drug dealers of their money, drugs or guns, or going into business with them to distribute narcotic and weapons. Dowd identified his formative years at the Department as laying the groundwork for his corrupt
To ensure that the new vision and strategies have transmitted correctly and deeply to everyone, communicate it frequently and effectively. Transmit the vision and strategies by using the available mediums to deepen the impression of the new vision. Besides that, use the new vision to make some decisions when doing a meeting.
In his book Celebration of Discipline, Richard J. Foster speaks of the importance of having a path to spiritual growth. With that he mentions that there are twelve disciplines (meditation, prayer, fasting, study, simplicity, solitude, submission, service, confession, worship, guidance, and celebration) that lead God’s people closer to him. Each discipline is divided into three groups which are: Inward (meditation, prayer, fasting, and study), Outward (simplicity, solitude, submission, and services), and Corporate (confession, worship, guidance, and celebration). Each discipline shows different ways or steps to become closer to God. The Outward Disciplines show how people can walk with God by helping others, and it makes the world a happier
The first is to “place the creative authority for product development firmly in the hands of the project leaders (as opposed to corporate executives)”. The second is to “build a culture and processes that encourage people to share their work-in-progress and support one another as peers.” The third is “to dismantle the natural barriers that divide disciplines”. I believe all of these “tricks” can be applied to any industry or organization. For example, the automotive industry can use these tricks to be more successful and they can even find useful using the concept collective creativity in their operations. They can leave the authority of development only in the hands of the project leaders. Any organization of the automotive industry can try to build a culture and job environment that encourages employees in different departments to show what they are working on and the progress in order for them to support each other. Also, they can create a practice of training people that divide
All the disciplies are inter-linked and work somewhat similar to having 5 fingers in a hand, without one it is difficult to function.
Nutt, P. C., & Backoff, R. W. (1997). Crafting vision. Journal of Management Inquiry, 6(4), 308-328.
Creating a vision, carefully crafted, can help the team know who they are and who they are not. Miranda was able to get buy-in to her vision through her reputation and strategic thinking. Creating a vision for Runway proved to be very effective for Miranda to motivate the organizational member and get them to perform well.
Simply by just following all of the steps such as demonstrating integrity, being clear and consistent, creating positive energy, using commonality and reciprocity,managing agreement and disagreement, encouraging and coaching, and sharing information. Articulating a vision was something I found useful while being team leader and I did that by establishing smart goals when I was team
One of the practices of the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership is “Inspire a Shared Vision.” This practice is about looking ahead to future goals and enlisting followers who share the same vision as the leader to join their journey. This practice can be used by Sally since she is the senior manager at the MTCR company. Sally would be the one to chose people who share similar values and aspirations to her own to be on her team. She would also be the one to set the longer-term goals for herself and her team because she holds that titled leadership position. If Sally did that, she would exemplify the two commitments of this practice: envision the future by imagining exciting and ennobling possibilities and enlisting others by appealing to shared aspirations. Sally was able to implement this practice when she chose David to be on his team even though he wasn’t the best at technology. He shared some of the same values as Sally which is what she saw in him. The benefits of Sally using this practice are that she will be able to work at her goals alongside like-minded people. That makes it easier for her to facilitate innovation among her employees. It will also be easier for her to build and maintain relationships with the people she choses to be on her team because they hold values that are like her own. In workplace environments,
Shared Goals: ‘everyone is working towards the same result and there are no personal or hidden agendas’.
Before a leader can be successful and before goals can be set, a vision is needed. A vision is something you want to achieve or accomplish, something you want for the future, and it is the most important thing for a successful leader to have. Without a clear vision, leaders will have problems inspiring others, and employees will have a difficult time being motivated due to not knowing what they’re working to achieve. Clark (1997) states that “As a leader, you have to get your followers to trust you and be sold on your vision” (p. 1)...
There are several components to creating a vision and choosing your personal vision community to attain that goal. Having all members of your vision community on the same page in terms of having an understanding of the vision is also important because being on the same page will help ensure the probability of the vision becoming attainable. Some factors that will be needed in choosing and keeping a vision community together is interdependence, sense of belonging, structure of the group, interactions, influences, and motivations for being a part of the group. These factors were all information provided by the Laulima module. Also, being committed to the vision community serves an importance as well. If everyone in my vision community can come together and contribute to my vision, I will graduate next Spring semester with my undergraduate degree and will be able to secure an internship at Kapiolani Women’s and Children’s
A misconception is held that the vision and goals of a company need to be set by the superiors. In most cases, this school of thought is misleading. All the levels of the organization have the obligation of setting the vision for the organization (Cheryl, 2000). Limiting this task of vision setting to a given level may limit the exercising of the potential of all levels of the organization. As a result, the development of the organization is likely to stall and in the extreme case, the growth may die. This is the point where the mind game is employed. In most cases, ideas emanate from minds that are considered playful in nature. The best way to intercept themes from playful minds is by playing together (Cheryl, 2000). Considering organizations to be teams, a play is a sport that a team participates in. To be creative and constructive toward achieving set visions, it is important to stay limber. This simply means bringing old ideas together and putting them in new ways. It is also paramount that one changes their perspectives. Wise men always change their minds and man is subject to change (Cheryl, 2000). Being stubborn and too rigid to change is
Shared vision is a vision to which people or an organization are committed to achieve or accomplish in the future. The goal of the vision is to serve as a clear guide which give the organization a direction and inspiration of reaching a desire outcome. The purpose of this paper is to develop a method to create a shared vision and culture among stakeholders and how to collaborate with alumni and the community at large to form a vibrant community of scholars.
...shared vision embodies the collective goals and aspirations of the members of an organization. A shared vision is viewed as a bonding mechanism that helps different parts of an organization to integrate or to combine resources. Organisation members who share a vision will be more likely to become partners sharing or exchanging their resource (Tsai & Ghoshal 1998).