Most people would agree that it is critical for an effective leader to have a well defined vision for where he or she wants an organization and its people to go; however, having a vision without the ability to transform it into reality results in frustration and leads to declining influence. In his biography on Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson talks about what Job's inner circle called the 'Jobs Reality'. Jobs would present a vision and then be told it was impossible. Jobs did not accept 'can't be done' and insisted that, not only could it be done, it would be done. And it was. Regardless of one's opinion of Steve Jobs personally (he was know to be very difficult... which is NOT a great leadership trait), it has to be acknowledged that he had a gift for translating his vision into reality. Apple today is a multi-trillion (with a T) dollar company largely due to the vision of Steve Jobs. Effective leaders have a very vivid vision and have the ability to communicate that vision and translate it into reality!
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