BALANCING PRIORITIES OF ATTENTION
As noted in Chapter Nine, what you pay attention to determines what you do. If you do not track small failures or look closely at information on the competition or constantly scan the geopolitical environment, you may be caught dealing with a priority that seems urgent but is less important than the one you should be dealing with. Determining what you will pay attention to is your first choice in priority management and dealing with uncertainty. Here are three “don’ts” every leader should keep in mind when determining what to pay attention to.
Don’t get caught facing the future with a purely internal focus.
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