Successful leaders have both vision and execution.
Lots of people have great ideas, and in my experience, it’s execution that creates success. Why ‘Big Picture Only’ Leaders Fail.
And, what exactly defines execution? Last week, I began a conversation about one of the key components of execution – Capacity: Is It Capacity Or Is It Making Choices?
Continuing that theme, equally important to execution is Focus.
Successful leaders know they must set a vision – so there is a destination that their team can rally around. Once the vision is defined, they work with their team to set a business strategy to achieve the vision and then, they and their teams….
Focus, Focus, Focus on what needs to happen to get from here to there.
Successful leaders are able to tune out distractions and focus on moving forward. They have the ability to differentiate between a distraction and important new information and act accordingly. They know what needs to get done, how to do it and, they have the ability to inspire their teams to stay focused and avoid fatigue when things don’t move at the pace they want.
More on execution in coming weeks.
The initial results of my Pivot are excellent. I feel I have much greater clarity regarding the next 3-5 years.. 