Inspire a Shared Vision
There are many behaviors important to being able to inspire a shared vision. One of the behaviors important for a leader is to believe in the vision themselves and be passionate about it. If the leader does not beleive in the vision it will be impossible for him to get others to believe in it. It is also important for a leader to be able to promote spirit and breed optimism. The leader needs to be able to create high spirit for the vision so that others will willingly follow him. Noone wants to follow a leader that is not enthusiastic. The last behavior that I think is important to inspire a shared vision is using uplifitng and inspirational language. When trying to get people to share your vision it can be your language that either makes it or breaks it.
In my leadership roles such as student government it is very important to inspire a shared vision so that our representatives can get as many privelages as we want. In order to do this i need the support of many of my peers. To do this the most important thing for me to do is talk to my peers about the vision or privelages we want. It is also important that I am spirited about it so that my spirit for it might rub off onto others
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I see that you have identified passrion and a vision are important for leaders. I think where I would challenge you is in your specific example related to student government. Attaining privileges for those you lead is not exactly the ennobling goals that King and Boone represented in the class clips/discussion that we had. In addition to serving your schoolmates well by earning privileges, is it not also the role of a student government representative to call us all to be the best Parish we can be? A place of honor? A place where each person is treated with dignity? Consider elevating your conception of vision as you move forward with your own leadership journey!
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