Leadership – Vision vs Pragmatism
03. Feb, 2010 
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An issue that often comes up on management training courses is how a leader can deal successfully with a conflict between their vision for their organization and what they know to be the reality of what is feasible when change is required in order to deliver that vision. This is often described as a conflict between vision and pragmatism.
One of a leader’s roles is to decide on the vision for their organisation and to decide upon the right things to do to achieve that vision. One of a leader’s challenges is to decide when a vision needs revisiting, to check if it is still appropriate, needs some fine-tuning or needs changing completely. This is particularly difficult if you are required to challenge some fundamental and long-held assumptions and organizational barriers to implementing change. Read more…
