Principles of Leadership CES--"Where threre is no vision. . ."

Principles of Leadership Teacher Manual

Religion 180R

PDF Principles of Leadership Teacher Manual
Prepared by the Church Educational System
Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Salt Lake City, Utah

Did you know that the church has a Leadership training manual used for the Institute and Religion curriculum?  It is available on line for those who like to have a pdf version.  While browsing through its contents on the internet, I read the following quote:

"The fourth section of the Doctrine and Covenants states, “If ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work.” ( Verse 3 .) . . .

All who make themselves available and have willing hearts will be called to lead. It is part of the gospel plan. . . .

A leader must be able to have a vision of the work. . . .

“Where there is no vision, the people perish,” but they also do not perform. ( Proverbs 29:18 .) They have no heart for the work and will inevitably impair rather than assist. Similarly, a leader with no vision will dramatically limit his effectiveness. . . .

If vision is so important, how do we gain it? Those who have vision have many things in common:

• They see the total work before them.
• They visualize what must happen in order to get the results they desire.
• They consider all of their resources, potentials, and capabilities collectively.
• They see in their mind what marvelous and magnificent things could happen when the total work force is mobilized unitedly.
• They then go to work to accomplish their goal.
• They have the ability to communicate their vision to those around them in a convincing way so that others are enlisted also.
• They see what they are doing as a cause, not a project. 
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(*The format I was using did not provide me with an exact page number, so I am sorry that the citation is incomplete.  I'll be ordering a personal copy of this manual for myself and family, so I will return and correct this as quickly as I can.  If you find the citation, because you already have a manual, please send it to me and I will return and update this excellent quote.  Thanks--The Bee)