Leadership Thought of the Day: 2/23/09
Planning
Looking ahead into the future is an integral characteristic of effective leadership. Spontaneity is valuable and sometimes necessary, but the consequences would be disastrous if most of our life’s direction were left to serendipity and happenstance. Although, as a leader you may not possess a crystal ball to foretell what the future will bring, you can and should be planning what it may bring.
Planning and evaluating performance with long-term goals and objectives in mind requires discipline but this discipline inevitably leads to greater freedom.
Leadership suggests movement. “Where are we heading?” is a question that every responsible leader must answer in order to have the courage to summon others to follow. Take some time to discover the direction in which you and those you lead are headed.
