Frameworks for Possibilities

This chapter talked about a moving and inspiring story. A story of little girl that had chemotherapy and went to school with no hair, and how kids made fun of her and did not play with her, and how the next morning the teacher shaved and changed the whole environment. The next days all students asked their parents to shave their heads too. The teacher had a vision an opportunity to change and managed to create frameworks for possibilities.

In an Economist article, Hamel (1994) stated, “Perhaps the greatest advantage of a vision of the future is that it changes the way companies see their business today. It helps bosses see their firms as a portfolio of resources, and not a collection of independent business units. They can cultivate a view of competition as a way to acquire foresight, as well as simply to expand market share”.

Similarly people around the world look at the United States as the land of opportunity. They know it, heard about it, or read it. For years, regular immigrants have come to the States with only a vision or an idea, and have managed to establish an empire. But the question is why? Is it the freedom that stimulates creative thinking, or competition, or maybe the infinite possibilities available? In his book Zander (2000), “A vision articulates a possibility.”

A vision is not just about a business’s desire for new, future, and potential opportunities and goals, however, it should reflect the desire of all the employees.
Randall (1998) stated in his article, "Enforce" the vision. In other words, put it into practice.

References

Randall, Iris., & Clarke, Robyn D. (1998) Follow my vision. Black Enterprise, 28(12). Retrieved March 24, 2010, from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=6&hid=13&sid=9a54881f-8fa1-4907-b9a4-4c93102aa718%40sessionmgr14&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=755384

Hamel, Gary. (1994) The vision thing. Economist, 332(7879).
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