How to Inspire Action with Leadership Vision

Leaders, if you want to accomplish anything significant, you need to be bold. Hem-hawing around and over analyzing a situation will stall any progress towards a meaningful goal. Take action! I've had the privilege of leading large teams in the military, corporate, and non-profit high-pressure environments. The BOLD LEADER framework has been instrumental in driving mission success and seeing my team thrive. B - 𝗕𝗲 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲: Show your team it’s okay to admit mistakes and uncertainties. This builds trust and inspires risk-taking. O - 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗺: Lead with a positive outlook in any situation. Your optimism will energize and motivate your team. L - 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀: Encourage ambitious targets that push boundaries and drive innovation. D - 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵: Foster a growth mindset valuing continuous improvement over perfection. L - 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Make tough choices with confidence and sound reasoning, facing challenges directly and effectively. E - 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: Trust your team with autonomy and the freedom to make decisions. Empowerment boosts their confidence and productivity. A - 𝗔𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀: Celebrate progress, no matter how small, to keep the team motivated and focused on the bigger picture. D - 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Be open and honest with your team about challenges and changes. Transparency builds trust and alignment. E - 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆: Create a safe space for innovative thinking and experimentation without the fear of failure. R - 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Demonstrate resilience in the face of setbacks. Your ability to bounce back will inspire your team to do the same. How are you driving meaningful change in your organization? Enjoy this? ♻️ Repost it to your network and follow Robert Ferrari for more. Sign up for my free newsletter to receive high performance tips and principles delivered straight to your inbox! https://lnkd.in/eznz_DB2 Ready to take your leadership to the next level? Let's chat! #Leadership #Courage #FerrariHighPerformance 🏎️

“I know I need to show up with a vision here,” my client said. “I just get stuck on one question: What the heck is a vision anyway?” It’s a common puzzle: Every leader feels bringing vision to their work is an important part of the job, but it can be hard to put your finger on the actual work of creating and communicating a vision. A vision is a story about a different world. For leaders, a good story depicts not just a different world, but a better one. A really good story shows how that better world could become our reality. And the best stories show that whatever the next step towards that world is, big or small, we have the strength and sensitivity to take it. A great vision encourages us—literally instilling in us the courage to believe that change for the better is possible, and to believe that we are up to the task of making that change real. This task of encouragement is one of the subtlest challenges a leader faces. But it takes more than poetic language and emotional appeals to rally a team around a vision. Every vision is a story, which means every vision must follow the rules of story, narrative tension and resolution. But for a vision to truly motivate, it must weave in a few other key elements: First, it must be rooted in an honest understanding of your team’s true strengths and capabilities, regardless of what they’re being asked to do now or have done in the past. A motivating vision engages your team with what they see themselves doing best, regardless of how others perceive their value. You must be similarly honest about the team’s opportunities and potential for growth. Sometimes that growth can be activated by reshaping existing roles or moving current people into new roles. Sometimes that growth comes from new capabilities imported from outside. A motivating vision connects the team’s evolution to the larger organization’s success. Most importantly, your vision must connect the change you are creating together with your team’s values. The impact of your outcomes must be measured against the meaning it has for the individuals on your team. It’s hard to get motivated about a vision when you can’t tell how it aligns with what you care about—or if it’s actively working against those things. So any leader’s vision work must begin not with speaking or even thinking but simply listening: listening to what your people tell you about what they care about, and being the one to lead that conversation if it isn’t already happening. #designleadership #designmanagement #ux #uxdesign #leadershipcoaching #executivecoaching #productleadership #productmanagement #productdesign

Your vision is pulling you. Is it pulling others? You’ve said the right things, but you still struggle with misguided expectations, competing measuring sticks, and those that focus on serving their ego. In business, you know vision matters and it is more than words. It lives beyond your statement of what you see for the future. In lives within the people that walk alongside you as they see it come together. It becomes a feeling, the picture you paint, the emotion others will feel, and the connection to what really matters. 💫 It is what gets you up in the morning and what helps you sleep at night. 💫 It can stand the test of time yet adapt as you learn more. 💫 It gives you balance when the shiny objects appear. 💫 It is not forced as you interact with others. Imagine what is possible when those around you see it the same way. Think of it this way - vision is 80% action / 20% words. Here are four actions you can take right now: ☑ Figure out what gets your people up in the morning and lean on that in every interaction. ☑ Give the space for people to explore, fail, learn, and grow. ☑ Be that sense of stability when shiny objects create a distraction. ☑ Know when ego is controlling the room and how to silence it, especially if it’s your own. This is your leadership moment. Lead with care: curiosity, adaptability, resilience, empathy. And pull people towards your vision. Don’t push. The results? Expectations are clear, measurements are understood, and everyone is leaning in the same direction. P.S. Connecting others to your vision starts with mastering the mindsets to get you there. Not sure where to start or in a stall? I can help. Message me to learn more about connecting your vision and mindset so you stand at the forefront of lasting, positive change for yourself, others, and your business.