The two approaches for creating and implementing a vision are Top-Down and Bottom-Up.
The benefit of using the Top-Down approach in conceiving a vision for a department or an organization is that the top management can come up with one, unified approach for goal setting and the strategies needed to accomplish them. This saves time and ensures that there is a single minded focus and clear guidelines for all employees to follow. However, there are two main problems when this approach is utilized. The employees, in this case the police department, who are the actual implementers of the vision that has been developed by the top management, do not feel any sense ...