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 EAGLE EYE LEADERSHIP: What do you focus on and prioritize as the leader of your business?

Activity is not the same as productivity. Motion does not always signify progress. Activity is not necessarily accomplishment. Diligence is not necessarily effectiveness. Faithfulness is never the same as fruitfulness.

Not all efforts bring about results. There is a world of difference between getting things done (busy) and getting results (progress). Telling the difference is what this article is all about. Knowing the difference is what really makes some leaders more successful than others.

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Making a to-do list for all your task will give you a boost on your productivity. You will be able to focus on one task, plus, it will help you organize from the least priority up to the top priority. This will give you great result as you move on your work.

Successful leaders are leaders with an eagle’s eye: they practice and live by the principle of focus and priority. They are not activity driven (busy), they are result driven (progress). They don’t care about knowing or doing everything; they are mostly concerned about knowing and doing the main things.

Great leaders are not a repository of everything or anything; they are repositories of only what matters. They don’t see everything, they only see what matters. They don’t go after everything; they only pursue the main things. They see, not as we see; they see through the eyes of the eagle; they see based on priority and they focus only on their vision.

They practice a different kind of leadership; not one based on execution (activity), but one based on contribution (productivity). This is a leadership built on focus and priority; a leadership driven by vision and purpose. This kind of leadership is what I call ‘eagle eye leadership’.

What is eagle eye leadership?

Eagle eye leadership is a kind of leadership practiced mostly by successful leaders in any work of life. It is a kind of leadership based on focus and priority. In other words, eagle eye leadership is a kind of leadership based on focus and priority and is mostly practiced by successful leaders in all works of life.

Eagle eye leadership refers to a leadership hinged upon vision and purpose. It is leadership focused on vision and following a purpose. It’s a leadership pursuing a vision and obeying a purpose. It’s not a survival driven kind of leadership, but a significance driven kind of leadership. It’s not a kind of leadership built on diligence alone (hard work) but also essence (designed work).

This kind of leadership doesn’t just ask “what is to be done?”, but also asks, “Why must it be done?” This kind of leadership doesn’t just work hard (diligence) but only works based on the vision it’s pursuing and a purpose it’s obeying (essence).

Eagle eye leadership is not a reactive kind of leadership that is based on just doing (movement or motion), but a proactive leadership based on improving (progress or contribution). Eagle eye leadership weighs every decision, situation and action against its original vision, destination and intention.

It asks;

“how does this decision, situation or action play out and affect my initial vision, destination or intention?”

It asks;

“what is the place or role of this decision, situation or action in my overall intention, destination or vision?”

It doesn’t just do, but does only when it finds a purpose, a place or reason for what needs to be done in the overall scheme of things. Every move, decision and action is tied to a predetermined end, purpose or vision. It is interested in doing only what matters; such things that would significantly affect the bottom-line. That is; the original vision, purpose and objective initially agreed upon. It weighs every action, decision or situation against the ultimate goal, vision or purpose in mind.

Eagle eye leadership is all about focus; a concentrated effort or attention on a particular thing (in this case, a vision) and priority; following or doing only the things with the greatest returns and of the greatest importance (in this case, purpose). Therefore, eagle eye leadership is all about focusing on the vision only and making the fulfillment of the purpose your priority.

In other words,you focus the vision and prioritize the purpose. That is to say, you make the vision your main emphasis and then you put the purpose above in front of all you do. This is what I mean; your task as the leader is to make the vision of the business your destination (focus) and make the purpose why you are in business your number one goal or objective (priority).

Focus the vision

The vision is the mental picture of the business in the mind of the leader, it could be an image or concept conceived through imagination. The vision often refers to where or what the leader perceives and sees the business to be in the nearest future.

The vision is a mental projection of the business, a mental destination for the business. It is usually future–bound. What tomorrow will look like, where we want to be in some year’s time, how big we hope to be.

The vision is the mental picture of a better or preferable future for the business. This is what the leader must emphasize on. A business without a vision is a business without direction. There’s only one place such a business will end up; nowhere!

Prioritize the Purpose

The purpose is the original reason why the business was created. It is the initial intent of the founder of the business. The purpose is why the business exists; why they open up for business everyday, and why they ever considered starting up such a business in the first place.

The purpose usually is determined in the past long before the business came into existence. It is the foundation on which the business was built; this is why it’s seldom changed. The purpose dwells on the outcome of the business, it doesn’t focus on outputs.

Outputs are the exact goods or services offered by the business to the market, while outcomes are those needs being met by the goods and services produced. While the vision of a business can always be changed since it’s something you project, the purpose most times remains unchanging unless it’s no longer of relevance to the market. The purpose is not something the leader sees and decides to obey or follow. The purpose of a business is often the need the business was created to meet or fulfill.

So does your business have a purpose for its existence besides just making money?

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  1. Elise on November 16, 2010 3:14 am

    Wow Tito, I’d say that this post sums up EXACTLY what separates every entrepreneur’s spirit and drive apart from the typical regular employee.

    The regular employee will normally focus on what needs to be done presently, the tasks that are necessary to get there, and then they forget about it once the workday is done.

    An entrepreneur’s job is never done, and I think that’s the whole point of running your own business. I’ve heard people complain about how much work is involved and how they can never relax and stop thinking about their business… and I’m like, “Uhhh, yeah! Isn’t that what it’s all about?” Haha.

    The entrepreneur is always striving for successful end results, whereas the employee just wants to get through the day and go home at 5 o’clock.

    Outstanding post! Thanks for sharing!

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    • Tito Philips, Jnr. on November 16, 2010 9:40 pm

      Thank you Elise for sharing your thoughts. It’s true that pursuit of a vision and the fulfillment of a strong purpose inspired by passion is what separates we entrepreneurs from the rest of the pack in the field of business. This ability to focus and prioritize the main things in your business no matter how demanding this can be is what guarantees success or failure. It can mean working 24/7 sometimes! 🙂

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      • Pst. Oghenethoja on August 21, 2012 6:50 am

        Thanks for this. You may as well see my book on this released recently in the UK . It covers extensively what it takes to drive your leadership vision. And there is what I termed as emotional focus also in that book.
        http://www.amazon.co.uk/Leadership-Perspective-Pst-Oghenethoja-Umuteme/dp/1909304026/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345531670&sr=1-2

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  2. Samuel on November 18, 2010 12:07 pm

    Awesome post bro!
    Yeah, successful leaders focus on things that are important, because they believe that those are the things that will help them. There’s a lot of distraction in the business world, so as an entrepreneur you must learn how to avoid distraction and focus on things that are important.
    Your business must be able to serve people, i mean it must add value to people’s life if the business wants to succeed. If you are able to solve people’s problem , the cash will definitely flow 😀 . Have fun.

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    • Tito Philips, Jnr. on November 18, 2010 12:42 pm

      That’s the true spirit of entrepreneurship -knowing what to focus on and prioritize in your business because not every activity brings desired results. The problem is that many small business leaders try to do everything all by their selves, consistently finding it difficult to delegate some tasks and focus on the important ones.

      Thanks for your insightful comment Sam!

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  3. Mitch on November 18, 2010 4:02 pm

    Man, no one’s widgets seem to be working these days, but this one was definitely tweet-worthy, and I did it the old fashioned way instead.

    Great stuff here, and though I’ve never given it a name, “eagle eye” certainly fits what I consider as great leadership principles. I’m a big fan of lists, writing stuff down, prioritizing it, then putting a time factor on it to get things done. Even working for myself (especially working for myself), I find this to be the most crucial element in getting things done.

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    • Tito Philips, Jnr. on November 18, 2010 4:50 pm

      WOW!

      Mitch,Thank you for this wonderful feedback. I’m so honoured to have you drop by and share your thoughts about leadership with us. What can I say? Effective leadership really is about knowing what details to pay close attention to and those to overlook, making list is definitely a sure fire approach.

      Reply
  4. Steve@Lifestyle Design on November 18, 2010 6:11 pm

    Great post!

    Knowing how to focus and prioritize is really a secret to success and a fundamental building block for building a small business empire.

    I am not a leader per se. But working for myself I find these very useful on a personal level and also useful in dealing with outsourcers and freelancers I work with on occasion.

    NO matter where you are on the spectrum they are all great skills that will certainly help you along.

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    • Tito Philips, Jnr. on November 19, 2010 9:44 pm

      Thanks Steve for this insightful contribution …
      Truly, the “eagle eye” principle of focus & priority cut across all spheres of life.

      Reply
  5. Tito Philips, Jnr. on November 19, 2010 8:10 pm

    Thanks GI Joe, I will definitely take a look at your blog and yes, we can both be friends supporting one another in our entrepreneurial journey!

    Reply
  6. Business Translation Services on March 16, 2016 6:17 am

    Hello there

    As being a businessman , i can understand how much it is more valuable for us. I have translation business and i always being updated everywhere to get the best for my business.

    Thanks for sharing this article with all of us , it might be helpful for us..
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