Law 4: The Law of Navigation
2008 September 3
Law 4: The Law of Navigation.
Summary:
A leader must see the big picture of where they are going and all the trip will entail
Thoughts:
-A leader needs to see the big picutre
-You must see the obstacles before you hit them-AND be prepared
-Learn (and plan!) from your mistakes
-Leaders must balance optimism and realism, intuition and planning, faith and fact
-You must plan and prepare if you are to lead
-When you prepare well, you convey confidence and trust to your people
Take-Aways:
I must place a higher priority on planning
I need to put stuff in writing
I need to develop and implement a planning system that looks at the entire pciture and process