Many in our culture are addicted to short term thinking. Everything is urgent. AND, our needs, as soon as we feel them, have to be met. CEO’s, in general, simply reflect our culture. Today, the average “time” of a Fortune 1000 CEO is less than 18 months. Not long ago, the average “tenure” of the same CEO grouping was over a decade.
Talk about shrinkage.
Hitting the quarter is an addiction. When the average CEO “feels” that they only have ten of them, it’s almost understandable.
I am gaining a ton of energy, as are many of my clients, by changing our gaze from the quarter to the next ten years. I am challenging every CEO and business owner to gain clarity of their 2020 vision with 20/20 clarity. It’s amazing how much more productively we ACT when our gaze is adjusted upward. We just do.
STOP.
Picture you, your team, and your leaders in 2020. As you gain 20/20 clarity about your future you will be amazed about how much more consistently you ACT your way forward. AND, how much more peaceful you become about the process.
Step one is a simple and really hard one. Do not miss this. This is HUGE.
Slow down and capture your 2020 vision. Put it in writing.
Rinse and repeat until it’s squeaky clean. Rinse and repeat until you and I can see it with 20/20 clarity.
Very cool…
BUILT TO LEAD 
I think this idea of gaining 20/20 clarity for the year 2020 is one of your best ever. That action is precisely what every leader/CEO/Poobah needs to provide their team right now. Right now. Using the first 10% of the new decade to define the vision for the remaining 90% is a fundamental responsibility of leadership (VISION CLARITY) and an essential element of building a high-performance team. Inviting the team in to bring forth that vision, along with a deep sense of their purpose, is a force multiplier for each of the 10 annual plans they will execute this decade.
I would add this thought which I know you share, Chet: every individual, regardless of leadership status, at least leads their own life, and this exercise is of HUGE value for everybody. Thanks for the inspiration!