The Leader Who Had No Vision
I f you don’t have a clear vision, no strategy will save you. – Michael Hyatt G ood leaders create a vision, passionately articulate the vision, and relentlessly drive the vision to completion. – Jack Welch I believe that there’s no such thing as a leader who doesn’t have a vision. – John Maxwell R ecently, my employer went through the mid-year review process. They also combined it with career discussions, so I had the opportunity to sit down and talk about the direction of my career with my boss. There are a couple things it made me realize. First, I’ve had very little say over the direction my career has gone. I’ve moved from position to position within the company because they needed someone willing to do the work, not because I felt like a change in position would be good for my career. The second thing I noticed is that not only has my career not had any direction, I don’t know where I want it to go. That’s probably not the best thing to tell your boss, but it is true. If I...