A movement leader can promote a vision that is miles ahead of his followers, while a prime minister with multiple objectives and responsibilities must maintain a continuous dialogue with the public, which keeps him or her from moving too far ahead of citizens. After former US Vice President Al Gore lost his bid for the presidency in 2000, he became a leader of the social movement to combat global climate change, and his style changed from pragmatic to inspirational and prophetic.
远景的气魄随领导风格的不同而不同。社会运动的领导人就比公务员拥有更宏大的远景。一场社会运动的领导人能够宣扬一个远超其追随者想象的远景，而一位承担着多元目标以及各种责任的总理则必须与公众时常沟通，因此许下的远景也无法脱离群众太远。美国前副总统戈尔在输掉了2000年总统大选后摇身一变成为对抗全球气候变暖运动的领导人，而他的领导风格也从务实转变为启发性和先知的类型。