Applying this Dimension
The Vision Dimension directs an organization to select the opportunities that, given its capabilities, will enable it to maximize its long-term success. Principles in this dimension also help us:
Develop a shared vision.
Identify and close gaps between today’s performance and what is possible.
Stop/modify activities that are not profitable.
Build the capabilities we need to make the greatest contribution.
The Importance of a Shared Vision - Unscripted
Leaders share an example of how collaborating to develop a shared vision helped everyone achieve better results.
Try It
Applying the five dimensions often requires reflection, asking questions, and discussion. Below are some prompts to get you started.
- For Everyone
- For Supervisors
Maximizing my group’s contribution to Koch’s long-term success.
- Do I understand my group’s and Koch’s visions and how I can best contribute to them?
- How do I use these visions to prioritize, make decisions, identify opportunities and innovate?
- What capabilities does my group need to add or improve?
These are the Vision Dimension questions from “Using the Five Dimensions to Identify and Close Gaps in Your Work”
Help each employee better understand and embrace the team/business vision (and associated strategies and priorities) so they can make the greatest contribution to Koch.
- Work with your team to close gaps between today's performance and what is possible. Continually seek to transform.
- Engage with your team and your own supervisor to better identify and stop or modify activities that are not profitable.
- Think long term. Build, acquire or develop the team capabilities needed to make the greatest contribution.
These are the Vision Dimension statements from “Supervisor Responsibilities and Expectations”