To be able to hold yourself and your team accountable for any situation….you first have to get everyone… TO SEE THE VISION…..

What is the vision??

It is what the ULTIMATE outcome of any project or goal….looks like…

You have to be able to put everyone’s egos aside….including your own….. and see what has been successful and what has failed….

Now…..this… is not an easy task for most people.

The first step to getting your team to see the vision…. is to make sure that the project or goal has been THOUROUGHLY discussed…….. and EVERYONE knows WHAT the ultimate goal looks like.

Let me repeat…..

The first step to getting your team to see the vision…. is to make sure that the project or goal has been THOUROUGHLY discussed…….. and EVERYONE knows WHAT the ultimate goal looks like.

Sounds simple huh???

Most of the time people don’t make common sense….common practice.

To see the vision….. you have to remember……there are always two sides to every story…..but just one set of facts….

So put the facts on the table. You have to get the entire team… to see what has worked well… and what has failed.

You can’t allow someone… to NOT see… that they may be… the cause of the situation…..themselves

If there is joint accountability and joint teamwork……the project or goal is headed on the fast track….

But the first step….. is for everyone to see what that ultimate goal looks like.

Everyone needs to know what resources are needed…

Everyone needs to see what kind of timeline the project needs to be completed in…

Everyone needs to understand their individual responsibilities.

Everyone needs to know what budget constraints they need to follow….

And everyone needs to understand that there needs to be constant communication throughout the entire project….

It all starts with the vision….

But the vision needs to be explained,…. laid out,…..thought out,…..talked about,…and above all…..thoroughly UNDERSTOOD by ALL members of the team…

If you have one person that doesn’t see the vision thoroughly……..the project will stall or possibly fail…

Most times when a project fails….it is because not everyone understood what the ultimate goal looked like……

To hold people accountable throughout a project….you first have to make sure that everyone understands what that ultimate goal looks like….

People only see what they are prepared to see….

Vision without action….is a dream

Action without vision….is a waste of time….

Action with vision…..makes a positive difference….

Make sure the vision is clear before you start to hold anyone accountable….

To see a video of this blog, please go to the following link;

Jim Kristoff video - The Vision

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