Last month’s blog post covered situational leadership and its importance. I distinguished four types — visionary, coaching, delegating, and directing.
This month we’ll dive deep into visionary leadership.
Let me start by introducing you to my client Heidi.
Heidi has been with the same company for 35 years. She started by answering phones. Over time, she became the Chief Operating/HR officer. A couple of years ago, her boss had told her he was starting to plan for retirement and approached her. At that time, Heidi told him there was no way she wanted to take over.
Heidi came to my recent Master Your Mind Retreat because she wanted her sparkle back (her words, not mine). She said she felt stuck and didn’t know why. She was thinking about what she wanted after her own retirement but had a pit of fear in her stomach because she couldn’t see the future clearly.
Enter Day One of the Retreat.
On the first day, I always have my people invent their vision for the world. Not just business, not just you, but the world. The point is to have a vision that is bigger than whatever is happening between your ears. A vision that propels you out of bed each morning and becomes your north star for every interaction. Ultimately it is the legacy you want to…
