COURSE OVERVIEW:

The vision, mission, and values statements provide direction for everything that happens in an organisation. They keep everyone focused on where the organisation is going and what it is trying to achieve. And they define the core values of the organisation and how people are expected to behave. They are not intended to be a straitjacket that restricts or inhibits initiative and innovation, but they are intended to guide decisions and behaviours to achieve common ends.

A vision is a clear, comprehensive ‘photograph’ of an organisation at some point in the future. It provides direction because it describes what the organisation needs to be like, to be successful within the future. A vision describes the WHAT. i.e. what you are trying to achieve in the future. It is the end result of a strategic planning process.

The most common initial act in establishing organisational direction is determining an organisational mission. Organisational mission is the purpose for which the organisation exists. An organisation mission is very important to an organisation because it helps management increase the probability that the organisation will be successful.

Organisational values describe the HOW. i.e. how will we behave towards one another, and towards our stakeholders in the way in which we achieve our goals. Values are the starting point of any cultural change programme. Values explain what is important in people's or organisations lives.

The process of clarifying values, mission and vision is both a personal and organisational task. You don’t have to wait for the leadership of your company to begin this process. Answer for yourself: What do I want to be? What are my capabilities to do this? and What do I want to be known for? There is no better time than now to start.

The objectives of this course have been developed to guide you to the core issues covered in this course.

1) To explain the process of visioning

2) To explain how to define an organisational mission

3) To present the psychology of visioning

4) To give reasons why successful organisations have vision, values and mission

5) To provide a case study related to visioning

In this course you’ll have an opportunity to clarify your own values in the context of work, revisit the mission of your group and organisation and create a compelling vision statement for your work group. You’ll look at ways to communicate and implement strategies for reaching this goal. This course is about what it takes to develop, clarify and sustain visions as a force for high performance.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:

• What is a vision? And what’s its benefits?
• What is a mission? And what’s its importance?
• What are values? And what’s its benefits?
• How values can transform an organisation's culture?
• The process of visioning
• The elements of the visioning process
• The five-step visioning sequence
• The essence-driven organisation
• Why do organisations vision?
• Problem solving vs. Visioning
• The organisational and individual renewal cycles
• The visionary leadership
• How to create aligned values?
• How visioning fits into the planning sequence?
• The principles of visioning
• How to identify and clarify values?
• How values are the foundation for vision?
• How to link personal and organisational values?
• How values provide guidance and replace rules?
• The personal values exploration
• How to use the Values Cards?
• How to arrange and sort your values cards?
• How to create a team values credo?
• How to select and share your key values?
• How to rank key team values?
• How to link behaviours to values?
• How to scan and explore the organisational current state?
• The environment and current situation exploration
• The importance of the organisation’s history in visioning
• How to define and check your mission?
• How to develop your own personal mission?
• How mission buffers stress and drives strategy?
• The organisational or team mission statements
• Why the mission is a core competency?
• Why the mission describes uniqueness?
• How to develop a team mission?
• Mission or vision—which is first?
• The pitfalls in creating mission statements
• Slogans vs. Missions
• How to gain commitment through involvement?
• How to create a vision?
• The visions handoff to planning
• Vision and performance
• How visioning releases spirit?
• Divergent imaging vs. Convergent imaging
• The power of preferred imagery
• Why include others in visioning?
• The qualities of a vision
• The tools for visioning
• The overall visioning process
• The powerful vision statement
• How to implement the vision?
• How to communicate the vision?
• Why get organisational feedback?
• The force field analysis
• How to plan to implement vision?
• The leaders’ role in visioning
• How visioning links to organisational change?
• How to anchor the vision?
• The outcomes of the visioning process

COURSE DURATION:

The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

You must have access to a computer or any mobile device with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free PDF Viewer) installed, to complete this course.

COURSE DELIVERY:

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ASSESSMENT:

A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.

CERTIFICATION:

Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.