Can Leaders Create Clarity When the Future Isn’t Clear? |
We all have a picture of the kind of leader people tend to respect and look to for direction: They’re decisive, they create a clear roadmap, and they help their teams understand where they’re headed and what it will take to get there.
And yes, those qualities still matter. But they also come from a version of leadership that assumes things are fairly steady. And that, with enough experience, enough data, and enough business acumen, a leader can make a smart call and have a reasonable sense of what’s coming next.
Today, many leaders are making decisions amid moving targets, shifting priorities, and changing market conditions. New pressures show up before the last ones are fully sorted out. Sometimes the data helps. Sometimes it doesn’t.
That doesn’t let leaders off the hook........