Don’t Watch the Kernels Pop

Let others worry about keeping the trains running on time while you plan other destinations.

Often, success leads to complacency.  Organizations build their plans on doing more of the same things that lead to their success: focusing on incremental improvements to keep up the momentum.  This is a worthwhile approach for most of the organization but not for those responsible for strategy.  Those organizations need to focus on new and logical extensions of the business as well as innovative directions while letting others monitor current results.