Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked leadership is defined by results not attributes.
Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are, where they need to improve, and where they lack knowledge or information.
Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window.
Few companies that installed computers to reduce the employment of clerks have realized their expectations… They now need more, and more expensive clerks even though they call them ‘operators’ or ‘programmers.’