Looking Back, Letting Go, and Moving Forward

Published: Jan. 9, 2020, noon

I am increasingly convinced that the proliferation of choice (for consumers and business leaders) makes prioritization one of the most important elements of personal and business success.\nMany of us will begin 2020 with a long list of new strategic priorities. We\u2019ll identify six, seven, or more new projects to add to business objectives that carried over from 2019. All these new initiatives may be relevant to future success, but few will likely garner widespread buy-in and effective execution.\nFrom my vantage point, the art of business success is to identify key business objectives and execute against them flawlessly.\xa0All too often, companies drift in what I call shiny ball syndrome...