On the journey to get their teams from HERE to THERE leaders must courageously assess the reality of the current situation before being able to lay plans for the journey. Just like with a GPS device the directions are meaningless unless you begin with an accurate pinpointing of the current coordinates. Similarly leaders must assess the talent and desire of their team members, available resources, environmental issues, etc before they embark on their journey.

Stephen Covey, in his book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (click here to view a brief overview of the book), articulates in Habit 2, “Begin with the end in mind”. Great advice provided the team has clarity of their beginning.

Unfortunately, many leaders have false hopes and are overly optimistic, or blinded by pride, and do not have clarity of their beginning. Only with courage, and the humility to accept things as they currently are, will a leader be able to formulate an effective plan for the journey ahead.

Be a courageous leader!

Herb Mast is a Leadership Coach and Business Consultant. He would love to assist you in implementing the principles and concepts presented above. He is confident that in the process you will enjoy a 10X ROI.

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