I had a wonderful interview with the Owner of Café 247. Her name is Shirley Altheide. Wonderful person and absolutely delightful to talk with.
We started off our little meeting if you will with a question of vision. I had asked her what it was when she had first started and what it was now, and was amazed to see the rather large difference from then to now. I like how she mentioned that a “vision is like a beacon which is a constant reminder of where you are trying to go. A vision does not predict the future of your company it is to put it simply your heart’s desire. One of the important points she notes, on having a vision, is to always write it, always review it, always revise, and to rinse and repeat as necessary.
The next question asked was how did you determine that your idea would fill a need in the marketplace. Her response was great. What do you mean she says, everyone needs to eat, right? Short answer though small town on the corner of the main street couldn’t go wrong there could we she said. At that time there were only 2 other restaurants in town at that time. A Chinese...
After leaders develop their visions, they must make them convincing, and persuasive or as known as a compelling vision which is known as the vision that people can see, feel, understand and embrace. Therefore the effective leaders will give a rich and colorful image of what the future will be after their visions have been
This meeting is critical, as it is intended to provide a foundation where synergy is influenced and encouraged, which in turn encourages the groundwork for expressing ideas, strategies, and creativity, and will aid in determining the company’s forward direction. Although, her pre-concerns are focused on how she would manage this meeting and maintain her leadership duties, her focus has now shifted to how she will be able to offer any assistance and how this meeting will still take place in her
As our practice ends early, my three best friends have the idea of going to go eat out, which seemed like a good idea, I let them decide where they wanted to go and of course no one would make a vote for where they wanted to go. Finally, Beth made the decision of going to McDonalds. When I hear her option, I slightly cringe because I don’t really go there often, since no one makes any other suggestions I drove to McDonalds. As I park the car, we all get out and go into the fast food restaurant and we remain there standing and waiting for one of us to make the first order. I see that the cashier is new to her job because there was another lady there trying to guide her in what she was doing.
Vision statements are long-range goals of an individual or business. These goals describe core competencies that provide competitive advantage (De Kluyver & Pearce, 2011). Creating a personal vision statement involves envisioning the future from different points in time. Looking at a few months ahead out to a few years covers this area. The goal is to picture the desired goal for the future and evaluate the present to see what changes are needed to achieve the goal. The future self is directly connected to the present self as they are both a part of the entire person (Peterkin, 2003).
Every week I look forward to our session and the issues that will be presented on that day. My personal goals for this session were to continue listening to the client and being able to recognize her important concerns.
I interviewed Manuel, co-owner of All Pro Motor Sports, because his business is extremely innovative and growth-oriented. The purpose of this interview was to learn the following:
Polycom was founded in December of 1990 and went public in 1996. Its global workforce is comprised of approximately 3200 employees. Revenues for 2010 were posted at $1.2 billion. Polycom prides itself in being
She felt that I maintained eye contact and reiterated her responses in a way to made her feel heard. The open-ended questions that I had integrated into the interview allowed her to realize the inconsistencies between her current behavior and her future goals. I big point from her was that I allowed her to do majority of the talking which she believed put her in control and that I wasn’t forcing her into a particular direction of change. She could tell that I wasn’t completely confident in the way that I asked my questions, using a lot of “um’s” and “so’s “. We also discussed how she felt about the amount of pauses I took in order to respond and how this made for a awkward silence, taking away the comfort of the setting. It was also brought up that I could have used more empathy when responding to her as it would of let her knew that I am taking into account the difficulty of the change for
My vision is to have a plan for where my life is heading, to be able to adapt to the inevitable changes that arise, and keep my values in tact that help me to live a meaningful and valued life.
Andy Stanley begins with the origin of a vision. Stanley (1999) contends, “Visions are born in the soul of a man or woman who is consumed with the tension between what is and what could be” (p. 17). According to Stanley, a vision is the ability to see what is possible in light of the present reality. A leader will not a have a vision for an organization if he is content with the status quo. Conversely, it is out of discontent that a vision is birth within a leader’s heart.
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.
In the documentary “Call of the Entrepreneur,” three successful entrepreneurs, Brad Morgan, Frank Hanna, and Jimmy Lai, are presented to explain their views on entrepreneurship and in turn leadership. Brad Morgan is the owner of a million dollar dairy and compost company, Frank Hanna is a merchant banker in New York City, and Jimmy Lai is the founder of Giordano department stores and Next Media. A central theme of the documentary is how each of these businessmen displays the characteristics of persistence, patience, and perseverance to overcome frustrating obstacles and become successful. The film defines entrepreneurship and explains how the entrepreneur responds positively to consumer demands and is able to organize and direct others toward a goal only the entrepreneur can see. The film shows that though some entrepreneurs are driven by greed and some are not, the ones that are successful are answering the needs of consumers.
As a leader it is important to have a vision and a goal, but it is even more crucial to have followers who trust in your vision and goals. Trust is developed by displaying positive energy and attitude. Having a goal and a vision helps an organization move into the future. Without a goal or a vision an organization is going nowhere. It is bound to fail. The six steps of goal setting are vision, goals, objective, tasks, timeliness, and follow-up. Creating a mental picture of how the organization will look like in the future is the vision. When an organization has a vision, it is looking for change, growth, and improvement for the future. This vision of the future is challenging the present processes at an organization. This challenge is the first step in the process of great leadership. Leadership starts with a vision. Even Thomas Edison had a vision, a theory that gave us the light bulb. When setting goals, it is important to make sure that they are realistic, attainable, improving the organization, and having as many people involved as possible. Goal difficulty, goal spe...
We learned a lot of things in this course, but I think the most important lesson I learned is that it’s not easy to be an entrepreneur. I was surprised to hear in the first class that 80% of startups fail, but after reading The Art of Start and E-myth Revisited I understood why this happens more often than one might expects. Some people start their own businesses for the wrong reason and some start with wrong mindset. I’ve always thought that if someone has a brilliant business idea and hardworking they will succeed and grow their business. However, now I know that there are many things to consider before starting any business. In fact, there are many strategies that an entrepreneur could follow to achieve success, such as know your customers, work “on” the business, and how
Many people dream of becoming entrepreneurs someday. But it made me realize that there other factors that needs to be taken into consideration. We need to ask ourselves are we ready to take the challenge to the outside world. Not everyone have the vision, innovation and creativity to become an entrepreneur. The individual must have a positive attitude and accept the responsibility, have discipline to meet their goals, and take action when the opportunity presents itself. Many prefer a job security and rely on a weekly paycheck, while entrepreneurs will take risks and doesn 't have that luxury to know the amount of their income.