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A specialist was hired to develop and present a series of half-day training seminars on empowerment and teamwork for the managers of a large international oil company. Fifteen minutes into the first presentation, he took a headlong plunge into the trap of assumption. With great intent, he laid the groundwork for what he considered the heart of empowerment—team-building, family, and community. He praised the need for energy, commitment, and passion for production. At what he thought was the appropriate time, he asked the group of 40 managers the simple question on which he was to ground his entire talk: “What is the vision of your company?”
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Flint, R.W. (2013). Creating a Community Vision. In: Practice of Sustainable Community Development. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5100-6_9
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