We cannot understate the importance of Vision in an
organization. In fact an organization without a viable Vision is like a
headless chicken that runs around without any direction whatsoever.
After spinning for a few seconds or minutes the headless chicken dies. This is the same with an organization without a viable Vision. It would exist for a period of time, it may even earn profit but at a definite point in its life it will cease to exist simply because it has no viable Vision.
In the Bible it says: “Without prophecy the people become
demoralized (Proverbs 29:18).” Relating this with an organizational setup. This
simply says that a person who works for an organization that has no viable
vision would eventually loss its trust on the organization. This loss of trust
would eventually lead to his/her resignation.
A viable vision creates a sense direction for an
organization and its human resource. Therefore to achieve success, every
organization must firmly hinge its plans for the future on its Vision. This
same viable Vision also would convince its human resource to stay put and spend
the rest of their working lives in that organization.
Does your present organization have a viable Vision? -
Marino J. Dasmarinas