Inspire a Shared Vision

The second module of the Student Leadership Challenge is Inspire a Shared Vision.

"To become a leader you must be able to envision the future" (Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner 52). What Mr. Kouzes and Mr. Posner are trying to tell young leaders, like all of you FCCLA members, is that the only way to get to a point of leadership, you need to be able to see where you want to go. It is difficult for others to follow if you yourself do not have a plan. To relate to what FCCLA does to envision the future, we use the Planning Process. It sets the goals and plan of action, which members can use to get a clearer view for the future.

"Leaders have to enlist others" (Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner 58). For your leadership to truly take root and spread like a wild fire, others need to take your vision and see for themselves. A leader should be able to find others with similar ideals and work to make that vision a reality. To enlist others with similar ideals, communicate how unique your group/organization is to them. A possible example for how FCCLA members can enlist others is the Advocacy STAR event. Members who participate in this event find partnerships and stakeholders who show interest in what the members advocate.

As a whole, inspiring a shared vision is about how you, as a leader, should not only have a vision on the future, but have people that share that vision to make it happen.

Remember, anyone can be a leader!
~~Natalie Schoen
Ohio FCCLA State Corresponding Secretary