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BUS552: LEADERSHIP – M5.6 Assignment: Importance of Vision & Mission

 

Assignment: Importance of Vision & Mission

 

Purpose

Explain the importance of a vision & mission in contributing to the success of an organization and explain how DEI contributes to the development of a mission & vision.

 

Review

• Module lessons and reading materials
• The video below covers what makes a meaningful vision statement

 

Assignment Instructions

Creating a compelling vision and developing a strategy to achieve it is one of leadership’s primary functions. Historically, only top leaders understood the organization’s vision well enough to organize human and material resources to achieve it. Today, however, leaders at every level of the organization must understand the vision. Strategic leadership and excellence in organizational performance do not come about by accident. It is a conscious choice made by organizational leaders. Top leaders know their organization’s environment, have a five- or ten-year vision for the organization and set believable plans to achieve their vision. However, in this complex and ever-changing world, anticipating the future can be very difficult.

This complexity explains why many leaders are more comfortable focusing on clear, short-term goals than on uncertain, long-term visions. Therefore, leaders must keep their focus on the long-term vision as daily tasks that meet the long-term goals of the organization. Leadership gets their marching orders from the mission statement. The mission statement sets the purpose of the company.

Write a 2– to 3-page paper examining the importance of leadership vision and mission to the leader and the organization. Examine the consequences of a leader without a vision and an organization without a vision. Consequences may relate to an organization internally, as well as relationships with vendors, shareholders, customers, or clients. Explain how the mission statement helps drive the vision of a company. Include in your paper how DEI contributes to a shared vision and mission and why a shared vision and mission can contribute to improving organizational performance.

• Assess the importance of vision to the leader and an organization.
• Evaluate the consequences of a leader without vision and an organization without a vision.

 

Submission Requirements

Professional Communication

The essay is written in a professional tone and organized in ways that facilitate reader understanding. The essay has been proofread and checked for grammar and punctuation. The essay includes an introduction and summary paragraph. Sources are cited appropriately using APA guidelines. Your name and course number are included in the header.

Depth of Analysis

The essay applies concepts and theories found in the module as well as additional sources as appropriate. There is evidence of critical thinking. The analysis is organized in a logical way.