WELCOME TO VISIONEERING ALASKA Our Vision: Assisting others in reaching their highest potential and equipping them for the work of service. What is Visioneering Alaska???  It’s an overview presenting and discussing various topics concerning management and leadership.

Needs, Wants and Desires There is a vast difference between need’s, wants and desires, but there is a logical progression between the three. Although the term “need” is often used in lieu of a want and desire, there is a difference! For example, when my children were younger, they would emphasize their wants/desires with the […]

EPILOGUE Thanks for sticking with me through all these Chapters! Each Chapter leading up to ‘servant leadership’ was not intended to be one of those “to do-self help type” discussions. Rather its intent is to demonstrate an effective way to interact with and lead folks. Remember the quote in the chapter ‘Servant Leadership’ by author […]

SERVANT LEADERSHIP What is your definition of a leader? This question was asked to a diverse group of historians and philosophers. They were then asked to name the greatest leader meeting their definition. As you can imagine, a wide range of definitions, and categories were examined. A universal definition emerged. I’m sorry but, can’t recall […]

QUALITY MANAGEMENT/ LEADERSHIP Quality is one of those things which may be hard to define. Someone once said “I can’t define quality, but I know it when I see it”. That’s the way it is with quality management/leadership. So, instead of developing a universal definition, we will look at traits and behaviors of folks and […]

UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF and OTHERS The previous Chapter: Needs Wants and Desires, discussed things common to all cultures and communities of folks. Now let’s take a closer look at similarities and differences in individuals. The topics we’ll look into are: 1. A fun little exercise. 2. Personality – Character – Temperament. 3. Johari’s Window (a model […]

WHY A VISION? Because it’s important! You can open the Oxford dictionary and get this scholastic definition for vision. A vision is “Farsightedness, the thing or idea perceived vividly in the imagination.” Another way of putting it is “keen foresight, or a dream and hope for the future”. Dr. Robin Wentworth (PhD. industrial psychology) puts […]