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I’ve been reading John Maxwell’s (@johncmawell) new book, Put Your Dream To The Test.

The 2nd chapter of the book, titled The Clarity Question: Do I Clearly See My Dream?, contains the following quote about the importance of vision by popular blogger, power twitterer, and CEO Michael Hyatt (@michaelhyatt).

What you need is a vision that is so big that it is compelling, not only to others, but to you. If it’s not compelling, you won’t have the motivation to stay the course, and you won’t be able to recruit others to help you. Both vision and strategy are important, but there is a priority to them. Vision always comes first. Always. If  you have a clear vision, you will attract the right strategy. If you don’t have a clear vision, no strategy will save you. I have seen this over and over again in my professional life and personal life.

Later in the chapter Hyatt says this about a transformation that he led his organization through…….

I spent way more time — probably ten to one — focused on the what rather than the how.

A 10:1 What/How ratio.

My guess is that most organizations have a What/How ratio closer to 1:10.

What do you think?

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