"Seeing the forest” is essential in visionary leadership. The forest is the big picture. If the leader can’t see it all they will not be able to lead to the highest level outcomes. Let's go back to the scenario of the forest and the trees. If the forest is the big picture, let's look at the trees as the colleagues, associates and employees. These people are the “doers” that make it all happen. A Visionary Leader can’t get so caught up in seeing the big picture (the forest) that they lose sight of the people (the trees) who bring the vision to reality. In keeping this thought, the effective visionary leader needs to have a good sense of the strengths, attributes, and growth opportunities of everyone on their team. This is a "must" to appropriately empower each individual to be a part of the big picture in a way that will be meaningful to them.
When empowering your team to be a part of the big picture, an effective visionary leader should focus on the following areas:
I learned a great deal about seeing the forest AND the trees in my previous position as a Communications Director. I was fortunate to be surrounded by colleagues with numerous strengths that made our work together so powerful and it was uplifting for me to empower them to be all they could be. What about you..... How do you empower your team or how have you been empowered by a visionary leader?
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