2Providing Direction

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:

• List the steps necessary to develop a vision.

• Outline the process for creating alignment with a vision.

• Describe how to communicate a vision.

• Explain how to institutionalize a vision.

image Making the ConnectionLeadership Skill Set: Providing Direction

The following leadership theories discuss elements of this skill set:

• Bennis and Nanus: Attention through vision

• Kouzes and Posner: Inspiring a shared vision

• Farkas and De Backer: The strategic approach ...

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