A 3-Day Leadership Training

From Dream to Reality

"The old hierarchy is ending. Your Organization's future depends upon leadership, trust,
and participation. The only way to build them is through vision."
--Robert S. Solum/ Mark. R. Sobol

LDP # 2

Introduction

In times of rapid, pervasive change organizations need to redefine what they are about constantly and challenge the ways they do their business and activities in order to prosper. It is no longer possible either for a company, social organization or a political party to retain the kind of creative and devoted people they need unless they manage to keep its values in line with their values and their common purpose. To succeed today, an organization needs to crate a shared vision that expresses a cohesive purpose which incorporates shades of the many different values of their people.

The purpose of this Workshop is to help you find a process that assists in clarifying values, focuses missions for individuals and groups, and helps develop the kind of vision needed to meet the new challenges it faces. When you put forward vision with clarity, an organization can give its people the framework they need to make decisions consistent with those shared values, to be creative, and to act on opportunities that arise. This is the organization of tomorrow.

Many highly successful businesses promote themselves by means of a mission statement together with a commitment to live up to the values they express. But what are values and why must they be shared? And how do they relate to morale and reputation? This 3-day program takes you step-by-step through the process of writing your vision, mission statement.

As a leader, you will be judged on your ability to create and implement a coherent vision and your ability to develop a fear-free, creative, and productive work culture within your company or organization.

Whether you are a corporate president, group manager or a leader of a political party or cadre, your effectiveness as a leader will be measured by your ability to:

• Create a cohesive and inspiring vision for your organization
• Communicate that vision to your team
• Deal with people or groups who disagree fairly, and turn them into team members
• Stick with the vision in the face of adversity
• Change the vision subtly when needed
• Continuously build participation, handle conflict, and empower employees/cadres
• Keep the vision a permanent part of the company or organization-not a "plan of
the month."

The Objectives of this Workshop:

• To explain the process of visioning
• To explain how to define an organizational mission
• To present the psychology of visioning
• To give reasons why successful organizations have vision, values and mission.
• To provide a case study related to visioning.

What We Will Cover:

Understanding The Change:

Session 1 The New Organization:
Deming and Japan. the Quality Revolution. Take this job and love it! Some Profitable Reorganizations. People are the priority. Capturing hearts and minds. A Tynnosaurus, but still a dinosaur. I'm ok, You're ok (But I'm still the Boss). The New Vision.

Session 2 The Leader's New Role
Understanding the role. Grasping the vision. The Culture Builder.

Session 3 Building the Vision .

Drafting a Vision Statement: Your Mission Statement
The critical Variables: Shared purpose, Shared values, The presence of leadership.
Drafting your vision statement: The mission statement, The Glossary, and The
Guiding Principles.

Session 4 The Process of visioning
Understanding the process
The Essence-Driven Organization
Organizational Renewal Cycle
Visionary Leadership

Session 5 Step 1: Clarify Values
Identify values
Linking personal and organizational values
Value Cards
Values and Teams

Session 6 Step 2: Scan the Current Situation
Exploring your current state
History of the Organization
Opportunities and Threats

Session 7 Step 3: Define the Mission
Checking your mission
Organizational and Team Mission Statements
Pitfalls in Creating Mission Statements

Session 8 Step 4: Create a Vision
Picturing Excellence
Vision and Performance
Visioning Releases Spirit
The Power of Preferred Imagery
How to Begin
Visioning Tools
Overall Visioning Process

Session 9 Step 5: Implement the Vision
Communicating the Vision
Living the Vision
Outcomes of the Visioning Process

Target Group: This workshop is benefiting for corporate managers, executives, board of directors and leaders of the political parties in helping them find ways to build an inspired, cohesive, customer-oriented (people) oriented team.
Tuitions: NC Rs. 3,000/- per individual. Lunch, tea and snacks are inclusive.
No. of Participants: 25-30 Max.

Based on The Visionary Leader by Bob Wall, Robert S. Solum, Mark R. Sobol. Published by Prima Publishing,
Rocklin, CA, USA-1994