Guyanese born Bill King is the founder and Principal of the Nova Organizational Development Group (Nova Group Ltd.), a Management and Human Resources consulting company. A graduate of the Harvard School of Business, he has a Bachelor of Arts Degree as well as a Certificate in Personnel and Industrial Relations from the University of Toronto. He could be contacted at bill.king@telus.net
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LEADERSHIP AND VISION – BY BILL KING
The world will stand aside for those with a compelling vision and a convincing plan for how to get there.Vision – or a picture of a future state that we are pursuing – is one of the most powerful tools in a leader’s toolkit. Far from being just consultant-speak, Vision is what moves us all forward – improving, adapting, pro-gressing, in a world constantly in flux.Vision as DialogueImagine the next time there was an election that the political leaders actually engaged the public in dialogue about substantive issues. Far-reaching, high-impact issues such as: access to a reliable supply of fresh water; how the country would ensure the workforce could provide high-value services/products to the rest of the world; how we might ensure our elders are both listened to and cared for; how we can simultaneously sustain economic development and the environment upon which it de-pends; and how we might contribute to the safety, security and sustain-ability of the people..Imagine the next Board/CEO of your organization engaging employees, suppliers and other stakeholders about the substantive issues lying below the surface of most motivation “talk”.How will we generate enhanced value or improved cost/productivity with a 10 year-old production or IT system? How can we sustain high quality programs/services delivery into the future when 30% of our workforce is due to retire in the next few years and there are no upcom-ing/incoming people with their knowledge and experience in sight?Sometimes today, I think leaders are too busy being “careful” and avoid-ing the difficult discussions, to truly be Visionary. Instead, let’s get our people and community focused on both the outcomes we aspire to achieve, and the real challenges that lie in our way. .
Read Full article: Guyanese Online – May 2010 – Bill King – Leadership and Vision
