I’m about to give you the sum total of all my learning on leadership from many decades of devoted work, research, curiosity etc
Want the secret to great leadership?
The role of a leader is a one-line job description :
Keeper of the Vision
That is it. Simple.
Nothing you do is more important. Everything else is meaningless without this.
End. Of. Story.
I will doubtless wax lyrical in future articles about reaching a vision, articulating visions etc etc…and for now…K.I.S.S.
Oh, and as I landed on this line, the voice of Ed Percival called out to me to say “never make a point without telling a story”, so I googled for an appropriate story and here is one as succinct as the one-line job description above. From Steve Jobs, naturally.
