In your readings for this unit from The Leadership Challenge, you are introduced to the second of the five practices of effective leadership: inspire a shared vision. According to Kouzes and Posner, leaders must envision the future and enlist others in order to inspire a shared vision.
The essentials of envisioning the future include:
•Imagine the possibilities.
•Find a common purpose.
The essentials of enlisting others include:
•Appeal to common ideas.
•Animate the vision.
For this discussion:
1.If you have not already done so, view the NBC video "Starbucks Launches Profit Sharing Stores in NYC and LA," in which the CEO of Starbucks speaks about seeking support for opening profit-sharing stores.
2.Analyze how and what the CEO did (or did not do) to address the following:
•Connecting to what is meaningful to others.
•Taking pride in being unique.
•Aligning your dreams with the people's dream.
•Using symbolic language.
•Making images of the future.
•Practicing positive communication.
•Expressing your emotions.
•Speaking from the heart.
3.Do you think the CEO's leadership behavior exemplified the practice of inspiring a shared vision? Why or why not?