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A vision is a representation of the possible. It is a guiding philosophy – a linguistic attempt to fuse theory and practice, the real and the ideal. Clearly, the development of a mental image that unites esoteric aspirations with authentic actualities is not easy. Northouse (2009) explains that effective leadership entails a recursive process of multiple phases. Drawing on research about leadership, he notes that “visions have five characteristics: a picture, a change, values, a map, and a challenge” (p. 88).
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Gorlewski, J.A., Gorlewski, D.A., Ramming, T.M. (2012). Standard 1. In: Theory into Practice. Constructing Knowledge, vol 3. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-049-1_2
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