Blured Vision

If you’re a leader sensing your team doesn’t connect their day-to-day work with your larger vision, you’re not alone.

I work with executives who know where they want to go—but their team isn’t aligned. Not because the vision is flawed, but because the team doesn’t feel connected to it. Visionary leaders are often out ahead of the headlights.

If team members cannot see the vision clearly, then they cannot embrace it and see how their work contributes.

An organization’s vision needs to speak to our values, to what drives us into a future in which we can see ourselves—and maybe even our kids.

It should feel less like a poster on the wall and more like a destination. And it ain’t gonna work unless the roadmap from here to there is built collectively.

Did you truly engage team members in developing the vision—or just have a few meetings where you explained why your vision should be important to them?

Do you know which parts of the vision excite them? Which parts feel true and real?

If you haven’t already done it, now is always the best time to shift from presentations to conversations. You’d be surprised how many thoughts your team has about the work, the vision, the organizational purpose, and how they all connect—or don’t.