“Leadership is a team sport - learning to work with others is a critical skill. This means articulating a clear vision, setting priorities, giving coaching, getting coaching and learning to seek advice from the team. All these activities” GivingMeanSportsVisionTeamAdvicePrioritiesCoaching Author:Robert S. Kaplan
“Vision and priorities should precede actions. Actions should be judged through the prism of how the firm adds value and the key competencies it seeks to build.” ActionValuesVisionPrioritiesFirmJudged Author:Robert S. Kaplan
“One reason leaders don't delegate is they haven't been sufficiently clear with the team regarding their vision and key priorities - so that the team understands where the firm is going. If everyone is on the same page, it's a lot easier to delegate effectively.” ReasonLeaderVisionTeamPrioritiesFirm Author:Robert S. Kaplan
“There are three main areas of focus: vision, priorities and alignment. It is critical to articulate a clear vision - how do we add value based on what key competences? Some leaders fail to be clear enough or fail to update the vision based on changes in their industry and in the world.” WorldEnoughValuesLeaderVisionFocusFailingPrioritiesCompetenceAlignment Author:Robert S. Kaplan
“Great companies create an environment in which employees act like owners. They do this through clear communication, articulation of clear vision and priorities, coaching and openness to debate/discussion. I would argue that this type of environment helps people to be at their best - and helps the company to be at its best.” PeopleHelpingVisionEnvironmentCommunicationArguingDebatePrioritiesDiscussionCoachingEmployeeOpennessGreat Company Author:Robert S. Kaplan
