#1 / An understanding and connection to the department vision

In this week’s video we look at one of the seven leadership activities team members don’t see that often, according to the local government teams we survey each month.

#1 - Knowledge and connection to department vision and strategy; #2 - involvement in big goals; #3 - prompt conflict resolution; #4 - being led / management versus leadership; #5 - growth through delegation; #6 - regular feedback; #7 development of career and skills

Having a future vision helps team members connect their work to a larger purpose and it inspires them to give incremental effort.

But how do we have these vision and strategy discussions?

• Quarterly all-employee vision and strategy sessions with Q&A
• Small 10-minute department monthly updates on where the department is headed
• Share and discuss the big picture things happening in your local government as a whole
• Invite a department leader you work with a lot to share what they are planning or launching now
• Share trends you learned at a recent conference and what other agencies’ departments are doing
• Challenge your team to be a part of vision and research other agencies’ plans

Vision and purpose remind us of WHY we do what we do. As leaders we are to lead the development of the vision, share it with the team, then listen and address questions.

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