Take a step back
Every leader goes through a period when he / she is stretched for time, having to do too many things in a short time, being in the trenches etc. During this period it is important to get the hands dirtied, understand the ground issues. But more often than not, even after this period some leaders tend to forget the necessity to take a step back. It is important that the leader should not forget the long term goal, while being in day to day operations. The learning for me came during a mid-year review, in the form of a feedback. My supervisor told me that while I did a lot of things well, I could have achieved more if I concentrated on a few long term goals. While I had my long term goals in my mind, being in the trenches made me to forget them. As a leader, one should never lose the focus on the long term goal. It is very important to know what you want to do, where you want your teams to be in the long term, and every step should be taken keeping this goal in mind. But th