Paint a Picture of Possibility

As a professional jazz musician, I've always been intrigued by the notion of artistic vision. Miles Davis had a vision—a clear, resolute conception—of how he wanted his music to sound at each stage of his mercurial career. John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" was described as "an unusually complete vision of one man's spirituality expressed through his art" by music historian and author Ashley Kahn. Indeed, developing a unique artistic vision is one of the most challenging aspects of learning to play jazz. Just as an artistic vision is critical to jazz musicians, having an organizational vision is critical to business leaders.