You have a clear vision for the future. You have the big idea that will revolutionize the market. You can see how a transformed process approach would work far better than the current successful model.
Wise leaders don’t get too far ahead of their organization. Product developers can’t get too far head of customers.
We read the stories of Henry Ford transforming the car industry, of multifunction smartphones destroying Nokia’s mobile phone dominance, or of Abraham Lincoln’s vision for winning the war and then reconstructing a unified country. After the fact they look like amazing and fast leaps. They were incremental steps along a vision.
If you go racing along as a leader and people can’t keep up, you’re in front of the line but you’re no longer leading. People will naturally find someone leading at a slower pace.
Yes, it’s frustrating. Yes, this requires patience. Celebrate the wins along the way without becoming satisfied with the destination.
