We have seen people either take their eyes off the present or off the future. As a result they fail when one of those have a setback. Either the team or the company fails on its current goals and as a result its mission, or it fails in the future to take the steps necessary to be ready for the transition to future needs. Reaching the current goals and future direction are necessary. Fail and you are gone! Chaos then fills in until the new leader analyzes and makes the changes in what went wrong and changed processes become known. Are you committed to being right about either current or future or to leading the ship ensuring the team gets where its going? “APEX leaders know they need to think forward while keeping their neurons still focused on the present and accomplishing the current expectations.” ~ Joe Dutkiewicz