Without clarity, speed and meaningful action are impossible

Reading the Trust Edge by David Horsager and enjoying the three areas of clarity; 1) Vision and purpose, 2) Expectations and communications, 3) Daily tasks. He says a clear vision unifies and motivates when it's shared at least every thirty days. Vision doesn't replace strategy it's the reason you have a strategy. A mission statement gives direction and guides priorities - in other words, be specific about what you want and you'll receive what you ask for.

"Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers who can cut through the argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand." - Colin Powell
Practical takeaways;

• Ask "how" three times, listen, identify the team
• Reduce choices, create a clear path, simplify the complicated
• Be candid and transparent with everyone, mean what you say

"The vision is really about empowering workers, giving them all the information about what's going on so they can do a lot more than they've done in the past." - Bill Gates