Materials to help aligning vision with action (useful in annual planning exercises)

1. Aligning
Vision with
Action
Vision without action is merely a dream;
Action without vision just passes the time;
Vision with action can change the world.
‐Joel Arthur Barker

2. Vision and Goal Alignment
• A vision communicates the team’s overarching purpose for
forming and its ultimate goal. “The vision describes a target –
where the team wants to be at some future time, in
satisfaction of its mission and values.” (Jessup, 1992, p. 66). It
is the team’s overarching purpose for existing (Lee, 1993, p.
26).
• Goals, on the other hand, are “The means a team intends to
use to achieve an end.” (Lee, p 30). Simply put, goals are clear,
concise short‐term steps created and followed to realize the
vision of a team.
• Most leaders recognize that many teams operate without
clearly aligned vision and goals. If a clear direction has not
been set, it is difficult for team members to know or care if
they are making progress toward their goals.
• A clear vision and aligned goals allow to develop a framework
for conducting the required work without a continuous process
of interpretation and re‐interpretation of meanings.
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3. Strategy Map: aligning vision with action
“Vision Statement.”
What actions can help us to
Vision achieve our vision?
Actions being implemented
Other actions required
Financial ? ?
?
Clients ?
?
Internal
?
Business ?
Processes
Learning ? ?
and Growth
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4. Brainstorming
• People proposes new actions / actions to reinforce
current projects
• Group prioritizes these actions with red color dots
(Every person makes his/her selection and the
team chooses 1‐3 new actions / actions to
reinforce current projects)
Example:
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5. Goals, Objectives, Measures, Targets
Description: ___________________________________________________
Goal Objective Measures Targets
•… • …. • ….. • ……
The group is divided in
teams. Each team completes
the information of the
following table
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6. Thank you!
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