Abundance Leaders

CHAPTER 7Visioning

The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper and re-imagines the world.

—MALCOLM GLADWELL

Visionary people face the same problems everyone else faces; but rather than get paralyzed by their problems, visionaries immediately commit themselves to finding a solution.

—BILL HYBELS

Meta-Competency	Competency	Abundance Behavior
Visioning	Visioning	Has a compelling vision that they are able to communicate and on which they build their organization
Builds on the past but is not constrained by it
Thinks in the long term and the big picture
Exudes and conveys energy and hope for good outcomes
Focuses on the bottom line—is financially savvy
Creativity	Seeks creative and alternative ways of solving problems
Has high technical expertise
Has high cognitive intelligence

VISIONING

As discussed in Chapter 3, the competency of visioning is fundamental to a leader's ability to keep their organization's ecosystem healthy. There are five abundance behaviors related to this competency. Let's look at each one and ways to practice those behaviors.

Behavior: Has a Compelling Vision That They Are Able to Communicate and on Which They Build Their Organization

We looked at this from a meta-competency perspective in Chapter 3. Let's do a deeper dive here into visioning competencies and behaviors.

What is your vision for your organization? Can you easily articulate it, and do you share it regularly in a variety of settings? It is your vision, ...