Last week I talked about followership. You can read that email here.
This week, let’s look at leadership.
Because a key job of leadership is to get everyone on board.
To help them be great followers.
I don’t mean passive ‘do what I say’ followers. I mean committed to the level you are, problem solving followers.
But as leaders we often miss one of the most important ways we can do this.
We don’t give them a vision that inspires them.
Most visions are boring! They don’t inspire anyone!
Why? Because most of us aren’t taught how to create a vision.
I’ve asked this question many times:
How many people in your team remember your vision?
And by remembering I’m talking about the meaning of your vision, not just remembering phrases or words. They know it so well that it informs everything they do.
The answer?
80% of school leaders say that up to 60% of their team know their vision.
It’s hard to move anything forward if your hold team (or at least 95%) aren’t with you.
What percentage of your team really know your vision, so much so they live by it and it informs their actions in your school?
Let me know, I always like to hear from you 🙂
Spotlight Resource
I have two resources to help you improve your vision.
These gremlins are found attacking and damaging visions up and down the land, and once you know who they are, you can fight back. There are 5 common gremlins, each with their own unique skills to damage your vision; come and meet them, find out their weak spots, and how to get them out of your vision.
2. ‘Create a great vision’ e-course.
You’ll learn:
- Is your vision working? A simple acid test to find out.
- Why is a vision so important (why you can’t just ‘tick the box’ of having one).
- Who should write your vision.
- The difference between a vision and mission.
- The most common mistakes made in visions.
All of these resources and more are on our website in the ‘Free Resources’ section.