Vision into Reality

Phil Cole

The Story of Vision is So Powerful That... It Can Lead a Group Astray

A well-told story of vision is so powerful that it can make a group break with reality.

Phil Cole

Direction is the Beginning of Leadership

Leadership begins with the story of vision. This possible future, and not our personal preferences or desires, is what we lead towards.

Phil Cole

The Entrepreneur's Vision vs. The Leader's Vision (Part 1, Leadership for Entrepreneurs)

Entrepreneurs have vision. But it is not a leadership vision. Learn the 3 reasons why it is not and 3 tools to avoid these mistakes.

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The Story of Vision Applied: The Infrastructure Bill

There's a big debate about spending $3.5 trillion. Here's the secret: the challenge isn't that the ideas are bad. It's an unclear vision.

Phil Cole

Vision and the Loneliness of Leadership

Vision explains why the work matters. But there is something else: the lack of vision causes us, as leaders, pain.

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Assess the Shared Vision

This SEEING EXERCISE reveals the nuances of members' understanding of the story of vision, and the characteristics of community.

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Grand and Small Things

This SEEING EXERCISE differentiates between vision that provides direction and vision that inspires.

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Hearing the Story of Vision

This SEEING EXERCISE reveals the basics of your current story of vision.

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Meaning-Making in the Group

This SEEING EXERCISE reveals the meaning that members of the group currently express.

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When are you a Leader?

This SEEING EXERCISE reveals when and how much we act upon the functions of leadership.

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Empowering the Best

This SEEING EXERCISE explores how the members of the group see and share the story of vision.

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START HERE

New to Re:Define and our unique approach to leadership? This is the place to start. First, let me tell you a few things that leadership...