Visionary Leadership by Warren BennisAbout the AuthorWorld View of AuthorVision and OrganizationsPaying Attention: the Search for VisionThe Past & the PresentThe FutureSynthesizing Vision: Choice of DirectionFocusing Attention: Searching for CommitmentWhy Important~Quotes~Visionary LeadershipVisionary Leadershipby Warren Bennisby Warren Bennis PA 302PA 302 Article SummaryArticle Summary by by Kim PearsonsKim Pearsons 2/27/062/27/06About the AuthorAbout the Author•University of Southern CA ProfessorUniversity of Southern CA Professor•Advisor to Four PresidentsAdvisor to Four Presidents•Written 27 Leadership BooksWritten 27 Leadership Books•1971 – 1997 President of University 1971 – 1997 President of University of Cincinnatiof Cincinnati–en.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.orgWorld View of AuthorWorld View of Author•Leaders are Made Rather Than Leaders are Made Rather Than BornBorn•Visionaries are Great ListenersVisionaries are Great Listeners•Visionaries Shape the Future of Visionaries Shape the Future of OrganizationsOrganizations•Visions Must be Incorporated Into Visions Must be Incorporated Into the Organizations Culturethe Organizations CultureVision and Vision and Organizations Organizations •Vision = Future StateVision = Future State•Bridge From Present to the Future Bridge From Present to the Future of the Organizationof the Organization•Shared Vision of the FutureShared Vision of the Future•Extraordinary Managers Inspire Extraordinary Managers Inspire EmployeesEmployeesPaying Attention: Paying Attention: the Search for Vision the Search for Vision •Great Askers & Superb Listeners, Great Askers & Superb Listeners, That Pay AttentionThat Pay Attention•The PastThe Past•The PresentThe Present•The FutureThe FutureThe Past & the PresentThe Past & the Present•History – Successes and FailuresHistory – Successes and Failures•Trends – Outside IndicatorsTrends – Outside Indicators•Current ResourcesCurrent Resources•Constraints & OpportunitiesConstraints & Opportunities•ExperimentExperimentThe FutureThe Future•Long-term TrendsLong-term Trends•Potential CompetitionPotential Competition•ForecastsForecasts•Art of Leadership is in the Art of Leadership is in the Interpretation of the InformationInterpretation of the InformationSynthesizing Vision:Synthesizing Vision: Choice of Direction Choice of Direction•ForesightForesight•HindsightHindsight•World ViewWorld View•Peripheral VisionPeripheral Vision•Process of RevisionProcess of Revision•Judgment, Intuition, CreativityJudgment, Intuition, CreativityFocusing Attention:Focusing Attention:Searching for CommitmentSearching for Commitment•Ideas Must be Communicated to be Ideas Must be Communicated to be SuccessfulSuccessful•Act of PersuasionAct of Persuasion•Vision Incorporated Into Vision Incorporated Into Organization’s CultureOrganization’s CultureWhy ImportantWhy Important•State of VermontState of Vermont•VISIONVISION•Bridge to FutureBridge to Future•PersuasionPersuasion•CommunicationCommunication•Organizational Organizational CultureCulture~Quotes~~Quotes~•“…“…fundamental human need – to be fundamental human need – to be important, make a difference, feel important, make a difference, feel useful…”useful…”•““Sucessful executives…are great askers, Sucessful executives…are great askers, and they do pay attention.”and they do pay attention.”•“…“…spark of genius in the extraordinary spark of genius in the extraordinary manager…a kind of magic…clearly manager…a kind of magic…clearly articulated vision of the future…”articulated vision of the