Vision Slippage Indicators

We are almost finished with the book and we are just a few days away from our retreat. This weeks reading is probably one of the most critical we have read.

As Andy has stated, it is possible for us to set a totally executable plan to assure our vision is communicated and expanded, and still miss the mark. His encouragement is to be aware of the most common areas where distraction can cause us to loose sight of the "need" our vision addresses.

Here are some thoughts from this weeks reading. Please feel free, and I do mean free, to comment...

~Leaders must keep their antennae up for new things that have the potential to distract from the main thing.

~Vision, not people's random ideas, should determine programming.

~Vision, not the promise of great returns, should determine which products are launched.

~Begin to listen. Really listen. If the people around you aren't asking the right questions, telling the right stories, or complaining about the right things, your vision may be slipping.

~Every leader should identify gauges that measure the alignment between the organization's activity and it's vision.

~Slippage is going to occur. There is not way to avoid it. Course corrections are a part of organizational life.

~The sooner you recognize the slippage, the sooner you can do something about it.

Your turn, whatsa think? Comment away....