The ongoing tension between innovation and execution have never been a bigger issue for leaders. Competition and even Disruption demand leaders always watch the bottom line while looking out the window to see which way the wind is blowing. The failure to do both can quickly doom your entire organization. This Fast Company post is excellent:
“There’s a mythology around great leaders. They’re visionary. They’re inspirational. They seem to know what their organizations and teams need intuitively. But make no mistake: No one is perfect—and most leaders have blind spots, says Robert Bruce Shaw of Princeton Management Consulting Groupin Princeton, New Jersey, and author of Leadership Blind Spots: How Successful Leaders Identify and Overcome the Weaknesses That Matter.”