FORE
WORD
AILEEN ALGE
Many years ago for the holiday season I
received a Lite-Brite. The little toy
consisted of a plastic box shape with a
light bulb inside and many small holes on
the front of the box that colored pegs
would go into. I would spend hours
putting different colored pegs into the
holes in the font of the Lite-Brite creating
different designs and patterns, but the
creation did not fully come to life until
the Lite-Brite was plugged into the wall
and lit up. When leading it is so
important to inspire a shared vision.
THE LEADING DEACON
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As a leader one needs to not only see the
final creation already finished, but also
have the tools to motivate others to see
their vision and inspire them come along
on the journey to create. Much like a
child at a Lite-Brite a leader does not
need the Lite-Brite plugged in to see
where they are heading, but their
followers or teammates often do. The
leader needs to plug in the Lite-Brite in
order to share the vision of what is to be
so that the team can all be moving in the
same direction toward a shared vision so
at the end a beautiful creation is made.
"When leading it
is so important to
inspire a shared
vision..."
DECEMBER 2016