Leadership and team building has been viewed as two entirely different concepts. However, they share one common element - vision. Kouzes and Posner (2003) wrote that:

"Visions are about hopes, dreams, and aspirations. They're about our strong desire to achieve something great. . . . . Visions necessarily stretch us to imagine exciting possibilities, breakthrough technologies, or revolutionary social change" (p. 125).

During this juncture in your graduate coursework, you should be able to state a vision statement to serve as a forward-thinking and planning tool for you. Also, this vision statement should serve as a foundation or framework for you in answering this examination question. Compare and contrast the visionary leadership of leaders, academicians, writers, thinkers, and/or contributors in your field of study in terms of their viewpoints on vision and its application to the real world.