Every company founder, CEO, corporation president, and small-business owner wants his or her employees to work with excellence and enthusiasm.

But in order to get extraordinary results from these ordinary people, successful executives share their vision for the company’s future and empower employees to carry it out.

Staff members know how the company got started and where it is going, and they are charged with developing innovative ways to make it thrive.

Building a shared vision gives a company an action plan, outlining where to go and how to get there. It also helps measure accomplishments. It continually answers the question, “Are we furthering the vision?” (more…)