Think Forward

As leaders, we were once praised for our ability to react to difficult situations; as a leader today we must “think forward,” analyzing what's ahead of us and minimizing obstacles that sit in our paths. We must anticipate challenges, cultivate consensus on desired outcomes, and develop and implement processes for reaching goals. We must take time every week to scan the environment we work in and develop solutions and/or mechanisms that ensure that we just don’t survive but continue to thrive even during these challenging times. As today’s leaders, we can’t take a wait and see attitude to see what happens; we must be out there making things happen.