Regardless of your actual title in an organization, your job involves making decisions. New staff members start making decisions the day they are hired, and beginning with their decision to accept the job, we hope their decisions will be good ones. One of the basic tenets of Bottom-Line Training — clear, documented expectations — is […]
“This isn’t a vision, it’s an illustrated to-do list… let’s try a second draft.”
It’s January 1, 2030 and your business has been quite successful. What do you see, hear, smell and feel going on around you that is evidence of that success? If you can describe that scene, you’ll have a vision of greatness for your organization – an incredibly powerful tool to get everyone working together and […]
We are often asked, “How did Zingerman’s build this great group of people? How do you get people to care and have such a good time at work?”
Dear Vision Novice, You’ve made a wise decision to learn how to write a vision. Back in 2006, I attended the Creating a Vision of Greatness 2-day seminar. It has had a profound impact on my life ever since. At the time, of course, I couldn’t have predicted this. In fact, I had doubts. Yes, […]
Before I get too far into this blog post about how to write a vision, it feels appropriate to share a vision of what success looks like for this blog post. Here goes:
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We’re big believers in visioning at Zingerman’s. We’ve seen firsthand how it can improve our organization and the personal lives of those who use the vision process.
