Best Practice 1: HOLDER OF VISION AND VALUES™ (BEING: Holder)

J Sandstrom, L Smith 1900

Great leaders are conscious guardians of both personal and organizational vision and values. It becomes part of who they are, and guides all they do. BEING a Holder implies understanding the necessity of never allowing vision and values to slip out of focus or priority. Merely having vision, or having values is not enough. They must be intentionally held. A Legacy Leader® is very clear about his or her own personal core vision and values, which are the driving forces for their leadership. Leadership is not just about doing vision, and doing values- professionally or organizationally. A Legacy Leader® LIVES them, preserves them, and relies upon them as a guide