Chapter 13. Creating Vision and Strategic Direction.

1. Explain the relationship among vision, mission, strategy, and mechanisms for execution.
2. Explain in detail Linking Strategic Vision and Strategic Action
3. Explain in detail The Domain of Strategic Leadership, The Nature of the Vision, and the Power of a Strong Mission
4. Explain in detail A Leader's Framework for Noble Purpose. Explain in detail how leaders formulate and implement strategy.
5. Explain in detail the four approaches for framing a noble purpose that followers can believe in.
6. Explain in detail Making Strategic Decisions.
7. Explain detail the elements of effective strategy.
8. If vision is so important, why analysts and commentators sometimes criticize a new CEO's emphasis on formulating a vision for a company that is struggling to survive? Discuss.
9. Do you think every organization needs a noble purpose in order to be successful over the long term? Discuss. Name one company that seems to reflect each category of noble purpose as defined in the chapter.