Visionary Leadership Skills: Creating a world to which people want to belong

by Robert B. Dilts

At some point in our lives we have probably all felt the desire to “change the world” or to “make the world a better place.” This desire usually stems from a “vision” that our lives or our world could be enriched or improved in some way. Such visions of the future often provide guidance and direction for our lives and our work, furnishing the motivation and impetus for change on many levels.

This book examines some of the essential skills and tools that are required to bring about change and “create a world to which people want to belong” – the skills and tools of “visionary leadership”. These skills relate to forming and clarifying one’s own dreams and ideas, sharing those ideas with others, transforming those dreams into actions, and engaging the help of others to bring dreams and ideas into reality. Many of the skills presented in this book have been modeled from and were inspired by effective leaders and managers from around the world. These skills include communicating, interacting and managing relationships within an organization, network or social system in order to move towards one’s highest aspirations.

Some of the topics covered include:

• Releasing natural leadership abilities through the identification of your vision and mission

• Developing and maintaining states of personal excellence

• Forming effective plans

• Recognizing and addressing different thinking styles

• Understanding and managing beliefs and belief systems

• Enhancing personal effectiveness in communicating and in managing others

• Exploring and enriching personal leadership styles

• Giving useful feedback

Genres: Leadership, Management, Nonfiction

334 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D...

Robert Dilts has been a developer, author, trainer and consultant in the field of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) since its creation in 1975 by John Grinder and Richard Bandler.

Dilts has made many personal contributions to the field of NLP including the authorship of the Encyclopedia of Systemic NLP. He is best known for his work on beliefs and strategies.

He founded behavioral engineering – a software company with William Hanley as Director in 1981. There he developed numerous education software programs. Math and Spelling Strategy were licensed by Apple Computer as part of its Special Delivery Software.

Reviews

[Caio Ferreira · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book on leadership I have read

I read a lot. And this is definitely the best book on leadership I have read in my entire life. This book is dense and has a lot of information and it might be hard to apply everything, but I think it worth the try.

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I could only have one leadership book, this would probably be it.

The tools and models included in the book are based on studying what successful leaders actually do in the real world as opposed to being an academic treatise on the theory of leadership.

The book is particularly useful in helping leaders to develop a vision and create alignment between this mission, the values of the organisation and competencies of the people. It provides a blueprint for going from vision to action.

Full of useful exercises and opportunities to reflect on your style as a leader and practical advice for plugging any “holes”, it is a book that you will continue to refer to long after the first reading.

I recommend this book to new managers and seasoned campaigners alike – it really does contain something for everyone (and seemingly something new on each re-reading).