LEADERSHIP in Strategic

Management

ALEXA C. ABIDIN1

Concepts of VISIONARY

LEADERSHIP(e.g. Bennis & Nanus, 1985; Nanus, 1992)

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?The ability to influence a group

toward the achievement of goals.

VISION THE ABILITY TO SEE THE FUTURE

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Managerial Leaders Strategic Leaders, Visionary Leaders

Want stability & to preserve the existing order

Guide without a strategic vision. Constrained by values & by using explicit knowledge

Guide knowledge creation by encouraging contradictory capabilities (e.g. individual,

group, and organizational tacit & explicit knowledge)

Are comfortable handling Short-term day-to-day activities

Define boundaries by useof metaphors, analogies & models to allow for a mix of

contradictory concepts

Want stability & to preserve the existing order

Guide without a strategic vision. Constrained by values & by using explicit knowledge

Are comfortable handling Short-term day-to-day activities

Want stability & to preserve the existing order

Guide without a strategic vision. Constrained by values & by using explicit knowledge

Are comfortable handling Short-term day-to-day activities

Manage the paradox created by use of managerial &

visionary leadership models

Control by social- ization & sharing common norms, values & beliefs

Are not dependent on the organisation for their sense of who

they are

Are future-oriented concerned with risk-

taking

Control by social- ization & sharing common norms, values & beliefs

Are future-oriented concerned with risk-

taking

Are not dependent on the organisation for their sense of who

they are

Control by social- ization & sharing common norms, values & beliefs

Are future-oriented concerned with risk-

taking

Are not dependent on the organisation for their sense of who

they are

“Managers focus on control…Leaders on goals…

Visionary leaders on change…”

~ Chaim Potok ~

Visionary Leadership

A leader who brings to the situation a clear and compelling sense of the future as well as an understanding of the actions needed to get there successfully.

Visionary leadership

is never static,

it is transforma

tive.

Visionary LeadershipWhat does a visionary leader have that a good leader doesn’t?

→Foresees the future→Strategically places people→Builds future for generations

THINKINGNEED FOR VISIONARY

• For excellence• Competitive advantage • Shaping the future

QUALITIES OF VISIONARY LEADERSHIP

1.A Commitment to Core Spiritual Values

• Truthfulness• Responsibility• Peace• Love• Non-violence

2. A Clear, Inspirational Vision & Communication

Nelson Mandela clearly

held a positive vision of a

racially harmonious South

Africa during his 28 years

in jail and helped bring it

into reality peacefully-- to

the amazement of the

world.

3.Respectful, Empowering Relationships

• They embody a deeply caring approach to people, seeing them as their greatest asset. 

Mother Theresa

Emotional Intelligence

“ refers to the capacity for recognizing your own feelings and

those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing

emotions well in ourselves and in our relationships.”

~ Daniel Goleman 

4. Innovative, Courageous Action

• MOONSHOTS FOR THE 21st CENTURY

6.The Power of Imagination

• Anticipate change and

are proactive, rather than reactive to

events

7. Make Social Responsibility your Modus Operandi

BILL GATES

Guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers

BILL GATES

THEY EXECUTE WITH CONFIDENCE

• They move confidently toward their goals by initiating the action and getting others to buy in on their beliefs

BARACK OBAMA

Barack Obama’s Iraq speech:

“battles that we need to fight. Those are the battles that we willingly join. The battles against ignorance and intolerance, corruption and greed, poverty and despair.”

THEY'RE SELF-CREATED

• Visionary leaders inspire those around them because they've thought long and hard about where they want to go and how to get there.

The Italian-born President of the Indian National Congress and the widow of former Prime Minister of

India Rajiv Gandhi.

SONIA GANDHI

THEY AREN'T WORRIED ABOUT BEING LIKED

• Visionary leaders are more interested in being respected for their skills, integrity, and work ethic than they are about being liked.

ANIL AMBANI

An adamant leader who wants only

business to be done..but still being

Respected for his achievements and

Contributions.

THEY RECOGNIZE NATURAL TALENT

• “ I will always choose a lazy person to do a

difficult job because

definitely he will find an easy way

to do it” -Bill

GatesBILL GATES

THEY BELIEVE IN ACTIONS. • A British theoretical

physicist who was affected by motor neuron disease at the age of 21.

• Now 65, fully paralyze

• He became the first quadriplegic to float in zero-gravity

STEPHEN HAWKINGS

THEY CREATE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

• LOUIS BRAILLE , the blind inventor of Braille, a world-wide system used by blind and visually impaired people for reading and writing.

THEY'RE DELEGATORS.

• A K Antony- as a chief minister of Kerala, has never interfered with the delegated powers of the ministers of different portfolio.A K ANTONY

Defence Minister of India

THEY HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS.

Dr. A P J ABDUL KALAM

DEVELOP INDIA

AS A KNOWLEDGE SUPERPOWER

BY 2020

BARRIERS TO VISIONARY THINKING

• Avoidance of risk-taking

• Lack of involvement in strategic planning

• Lack of knowledge in an increasingly complex

world

HIS EYES WERE ON ARAB OIL

THEIR EYES WERE NOT ON THE HORIZON

HIS EYES WERE ON KUWAIT

AND THE RESULT WAS......

No one knows, with any certainty, how many people have been killed and wounded by bombs, bullets, and bombing-induced fire in Iraq since the US invasion in 2003.But several facts are known: — There are more than 133,000 individually recorded civilian deaths since the 2003 invasion of Iraq due to direct war related violence and tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians have been wounded.The 133,000 number for civilians killed by direct war-related violence includes deaths recorded by official government sources and news media caused by all parties to the war — the US, its allies, the Iraqi military and police, and militants/insurgents. [1]

Approximately 1.5 million people remain either internally displaced or have fled the country; in other words, 1 in 20 Iraqis are still displaced from their homes. [7] Unemployment also remains high

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Five Principles Of Visionary Leadership

• Challenge the Process - Be a pioneer - encourage innovation and support people with ideas.

• Be Enthusiastic - Inspire others through personal enthusiasm to share in a common vision.

• Help Others to Act - Be a team player and support the efforts and talents of others.

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Five Principles Of Visionary Leadership

• Set the Example - Provide a consistent role model of how others can and should act.

• Celebrate Achievements - Bring emotion into the workplace and rally "hearts" as well as "minds."

VISIONARY LEADERSHIPYour job as a Visionary Leader is to set the direction and to spread your vision throughout the organization by empowering your associates to listen, act, look for feedback, and to always have the organization’s best interests at heart.