One of the most important roles of the leader is to ensure that they, and their team, are keeping their eye on the ball at all times.
That means providing clarity of focus and helping each person know which priorities require attention.
Many years ago this hit me with full force during a particularly hectic season. During this period when I was allowing myself to be distracted by a number of lesser priorities, a department head came to me with a request to remodel their office space.
The plan was within budget, it seemed to be ergonomically sound and it could likely be pulled off with little involvement from me.
There was just one problem.
That department was not performing well. It was not hitting key objectives.
Rather than focusing the team on what really mattered, I was allowing them, and me, to be distracted by a side-show.
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