"Management vision is not only not the point, but it is not immortal. Everyone needs to struggle with the question of what kind of future we want to create, and that vision is something that is alive and open to change. Vision is more a dialogue than a declaration. It is an important conversation, a significant stretch of the imagination, and it needs to emerge as a collective work-in-progress from each unit. Once a vision is laminated, it loses its life.
In practical terms, if a group needs a clearer vision for themselves, by all means help them create one. But don't make any videos of leaders calling for transformation. Don't hold some large meeting for the purpose of clarifying the vision of top management. If implementation requires that people know the state of the union and where we are headed, don't have those in charge declare it. Bring people together to define the state of their own union and pool their knowledge of what the future might bring."
Peter Block, Flawless ConsultingI'm still not sure whether I prefer Flawless Consulting or Weinberg's Secrets of Consulting as the first book to suggest to learn about consulting. I do like Block's emphasis on authenticity.
How many people out there actually believe in involvement and democracy? How many people still believe in waiting for the elite to save us all by telling us what to do?
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