Visionary leadership.Where there is no vision, the people perish TO PERISH. To come to an end; to cease to be; to die. 2. What has never existed cannot be said to have perished. 3. When two or more persons die by the same accident, as a shipwreck, no presumption arises that one perished before the . --Proverbs 29:18 What is vision? Why is it so hard to develop a guiding vision? Why do we need one? Oversimplified o·ver·sim·pli·fy v. o·ver·sim·pli·fied, o·ver·sim·pli·fy·ing, o·ver·sim·pli·fies v.tr. To simplify to the point of causing misrepresentation, misconception, or error. v.intr. , vision is the answer to, "What do we want to be?" Vision statements in the law enforcement community are quite common and, in fact, play a vital role in setting the direction for agencies. These statements often are very helpful in orienting o·ri·ent n. 1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia. 2. a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality. b. A pearl having exceptional luster. 3. young women and men toward the selection of a career in policing. Most of us can remember with pride admiring the vision statements of the organization we joined. Those of us in the middle of our careers may use these guides to reenergize our commitment to the work to which we are dedicating our lives. Those finishing their public service can use them to reflect with satisfaction on the time and energy devoted to a noble profession. As a collective, a law enforcement organization's vision statement encompasses the reason for individuals being in the organization. They represent the best those working within it can aspire to aspire to verb aim for, desire, pursue, hope for, long for, crave, seek out, wish for, dream about, yearn for, hunger for, hanker after, be eager for, set your heart on, set your sights on, be ambitious for and the image of what is expected by their community. Ideally, a well-conceived vision statement is grounded in the guiding principles that the people in the organization see as their touchstones Touchstones is an art gallery, museum, local studies centre and café in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. as they move through their working lives. Leaders are responsible for helping to create the vision and modeling the way toward its achievement. Yet, it is not easy to define a vision. It takes a great deal of soul-searching to decide what an organization should stand for. Anyone who has ever participated in the process of developing a real future-oriented vision that encompasses the aspirations aspirations npl → aspiraciones fpl (= ambition); ambición f aspirations npl (= hopes, ambition) → aspirations fpl of a group understands the difficulties involved. However, it is important to remember an assembly or organization that does not have a sense of where it is going will not have its employees pulling in the same direction. Outside the obvious waste, this leads to poor morale and confusion. It is incumbent for a successful agency to have a clear vision of where it is going. Of itself, it will not guarantee success, but the possibility increases if individuals in the organization collectively understand what they want to be. Dr. David S. Corderman, special agent and chief of the Leadership Development Institute at the FBI Academy The FBI Academy, located in Quantico, Virginia, is the training grounds for new Special Agents of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was first opened for use in 1972 on 385 acres (1.6 km²) of woodland. , prepared Leadership Spotlight. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion