OL 328 Week 3 Discussion 1

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3-1 Discussion: Inspire a Shared Vision With a Vision Statement

A vision statement provides a very specific description of what the future will look like for an individual or an organization.

In the reading for this module, we learned about the leadership practice of inspiring a shared vision. Before posting to this discussion, make sure that you have updated the “Inspiring a Shared Vision” column in your Leadership Development Action Plan document to show how you will use the concepts you have learned to improve each of the leadership areas you identified in Module One.

Once you have updated your leadership development action plan, review the following scenario:

Imagine that you are attending a leadership meeting and you are asked to compose a vision statement that represents your ideal future for an organization you represent. Be creative in drafting your vision statement. The organization could be the business you hope to start someday, the company you hope to work for someday, or a nonprofit organization you would like to be involved with. The options are limitless. Share your vision statement with your classmates if you would like to receive feedback from your peers. In your leadership meeting, each of your colleagues exhibits a different leadership style. The first colleague exhibits the traits of a situational leader; the second, the traits of a contingency leader; and the third, the traits of a path-goal leader.

Consider the following questions:

·         Which of these three theories of leadership aligns the most with your vision statement? Or is your leadership vision a combination of multiple theories we have reviewed so far in this class?

·         Discuss inspiring a shared vision among various leadership styles. How do you create a vision that is appealing to many different types of leaders?

For your discussion post, you may respond to the prompt above, ask your peers for help regarding the given topics, or answer your peers’ questions.

Although you won’t be graded directly on this discussion, you will be expected to write a graded reflection paper in which you will assess your overall performance in the course discussions. To make sure you are prepared to submit your reflection in Module Eight, refer to the Discussion Reflection Guidelines and Rubric document throughout the course, and remember to keep track of examples of your participation.