BuildingAVisionBuildingAVisionArthurAndersenExecutiveDevelopmentProgramJune1995SteppingStoneExerciseSteppingStoneExercise◆Directions:"Whatsteppingstones/events/decisionpointshaveledyoutowhereyouareinyourlifetoday?"◆Purposeoftheexercise:•Lookingbackfreesustomoveforward.•Steppingstonesattuneustomeaninginourlives.•Setsperspective.•Allowsustolinkfutureandpast.◆OurobservationsaboutthesteppingstonesPersonalVisionStatementPersonalVisionStatementThepowerliesinthefactthatitisanarticulatedvision,andinthelanguageyouchoose--Aparadoxicaltask.Directions:▲Consideringthevariousrolesinyourlife(e.g.son,wife,projectleader,executive,swimcoach,musician,friend)whatisthevisionyouwishtobeguidedby?Whatisyourvisionforyourlife?▲Writeyourvisioninthepresenttense.▲Addlotsofdetail.▲Writeyourvisionwithsuchrichnessthatifoneofusstumbledintoyourvision2,5,10yearsfromnow-wecouldsay,"Oh,IknowwhereIam.ThisisJudy'svision."▲Ifyougetstuck,ask"ifthereweremoretothis...whatwoulditbe?"Thenstartwritingagain.▲Rememberthepowerofvisionisitscreativetensionwithcurrentreality.▲Writeyourvisionaslifetimeguidance,acompass,atruenorthinyourlife.NSEWOurEvolvingSenseofVisionOurEvolvingSenseofVisionFrom◆Leaderdefinedvisionwithbuy-in◆Intellectual◆Clear&finished◆Precise,goal-like◆Thetoprungofaladderofmeaning:vision/mission/goals/objectives/strategies◆Carvedinstone◆SharedvisiosnToward➨Emergent,resonant,bottom-upandtop-downatoncevision➨Creative➨Evocative&evolving➨Directional,neverachievabale➨Anorthstar,acompasspoint➨Existsforthedialogueitcallsforthonthethingsthatmatter➨SharingVisionDangersofVISIONDangersofVISION◆1.Admittingthatwehavedreams&visions◆2.Riskingthatwemaynotachieveour◆3.Fearingthatadmittingourdreamstoourselvesandtootherswillpullusindirectionsthathaveimplicationswehaven'tyetthoughtofandwhichwemaynotbereadytoface;◆4.Sharingourvisionmaycauseustoexperiencethevulnerabilityoffullyrevealingourselvesandouremotions.◆5.Whatifwechangeourmind?SteppingStoneExerciseSteppingStoneExerciseWhatsteppingstones,events,decisionpointshaveledyoutowhereyouareinyourlife?◆◆◆◆PersonalVisionStatementPersonalVisionStatement◆Consideringthevariousrolesinyourlife(e.g.son,wife,executive,projectleader,softballcoach,musician,friend)whatisthevisionyouwishtobeguidedby?◆Whatisyourvisionforyourlife?ExpectationsforOurSessionExpectationsforOurSession◆Ifattheendofourtwodaystogether,youweretosaythishadbeenanextraordinarilygooduseofyourtime,whatwouldhavehappenedtocauseyoutosaythat?◆Whatwouldyouhavetodotoensurethatithappens?
