Translating the Company Vision to Make it Relevant for Your Team

Even if you do not have the chance to help shape early drafts of your company’s vision, if you are a leader at any level, you will likely be directed to work with your team to translate that vision. Though on a smaller scale, this in itself is “vision crafting” and it will benefit from the same kind of broader perspective senior leaders themselves will want to seek. Even if you are simply “translating” vision from the upper part of the organization, take some time to solicit ideas from other parts of the company that also have a stake in your unit’s performance aspirations, being sure to crosscheck your translation with those senior leaders guiding the overall vision.