Keeping your leadership focus

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“The hardest thing about the job is staying focused” – President Obama talking to Steve Kroft on 60 Minutes

“How the best bosses find focus” provides three great insights into how leaders keep their leadership focus:

Know what you’re not good at. “Over lunch last week, a senior executive at a top Fortune 500 company told me that when she’s interviewing candidates for jobs (yes, she’s actually hiring!), she notes whether the prospect knows what his or her talent is not. “Most people don’t know what they’re not good at,” she said. She generally turns away these folks and chooses the self-aware ones who know how to channel their energy.”
Know what not to do. “Anne Mulcahy, who brought Xerox (XRX) back from the brink and ranks No. 4 on Fortune’s Most Powerful Women list, told the New York Times on Sunday: ‘It’s sometimes hard to make choices about where you invest; it’s equally hard to make choices about where you don’t invest and what you eliminate.’”
Find a focus and stick with it. “No CEO is better at identifying, communicating, and sticking to a vision than A.G. Lafley, the CEO of Procter & Gamble. Besides his mantra, “the consumer is boss,” Lafley’s big idea is: Reach outside for ideas.… Do you realize that Lafley has been beating this drum since he took the helm at P&G nine years ago?”

Keeping focus is a constant leadership challenge. One that needs constant attention on a daily basis.

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