The Leadership Vision
The vision is all about where we are going and how we are going to get there. The head of a martial arts organisation needs to be absolutely clear on where they are taking the organisation and how they plan to get there. Unless there is a very clear plan about this, the leader will not have anyone who wants to share in where they are going as people won’t know the direction as there is none. How can somebody possibly follow you if you do not know exactly where you are going. If one of you instructors asks you, for example, how many members are we planning to grow this centre to, and what is the optimum numbers in this location. Or the leader may be asked a question like, “are we going to open more centres, where will they be, and how many are we going to open?
Monday 25 July 2011
Simply put, a leader is somebody others want to follow. Although we know there is a lot to being a great leader, it is very difficult for most people to say exactly what it is that makes a person a good leader. Of course universities have done many studies on what makes successful leaders and what are the leadership qualities that good leaders have. The theory is very simple, though, and can be summarised in the following:
1. Good leaders have a vision they share with others about where they are going and how they are going to get there.
2. Good leaders actually do something about their vision by making it become a reality, and
3. Good leaders have an intangible way about them, an energy that sets them apart from from those who are not good leaders.