38. Use Bifocal Consciousness
The best leaders use a bifocal approach to map the territory. They identify the need to lead with an awareness of the present as well as the future. Their eye takes in the big picture and the local details. They sense what is going on for people and things, systems and subsystems.
Consider the bifocal awareness demonstrated in an early stage of the AOL–Time Warner merger. Time magazine reported how America Online (AOL) vice chairman Ken Novack and AOL senior vice president Miles Gilburne met with Richard Bressler, former Time Warner CFO.[4] They approached the big reality of this major corporate marriage by hammering out the nitty-gritty details. They outlined a crude combined company vision and posted which key ...
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