Leadership Plan

Examples for Micro-Practice 1.0 Inspires with a Clear Vision and Roadmap


1.1 Embodies and shares a compelling vision of the future

Description and Examples of Current
or Desired Behavior

Inspires people with a well-understood picture of the desired future. People are clear, engaged, and up-to-date on the vision and direction.

Stop/Start/Continue

Stop Doing Start Doing Continue Doing
  • Assuming that other people connect with the vision like you
  • Trying to avoid repetition (I already said that)
  • Sharing half-baked ideas that are not yet integrated
  • Assuming that people automatically believe in senior leadership and the strategy

  • Asking people what inspires them about the vision
  • Communicating in terms that people can relate with
  • Sharing way more often than you think is necessary
  • Connecting with people
  • Sharing your passion and inspiration
  • Progress Report Items

    • Embodies and shares a compelling vision of the future.

    • People are excited about the future of the company and feel connected to the vision

    Next Steps & Experiments
    (by when?)

    Understand other’s inspiration

    • At the next All Hands, get people in groups to talk about what inspires them about the vision of the company and have each group share their notes privately and one thing publicly.

    • Make a list of people to ask about what inspires them and when you see them next, ask them, e.g. in your next one-on-one.

    • Send out a survey and ask people what inspires them.

    Desired Future: How will I know that I achieved my goal?

    Cost of not achieving this goal for yourself
    and the company

    Find out what lands and what’s confusing

    • Give a talk about the vision and ask what landed.

    • Ask people what their points of confusion are.

    Support Structures and Reminders

    Let your Head of People and some or all of your leadership team know you’re working on this

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    A R T I C L E S

    P O D C A S T S

    V I D E O S

    Create a 4-Page Vivid Vision

    (TEDx, Cameron Herold)

    Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Action

    (TED, Simon Sinek)

    B O O K S