Article 11 • 06 Feb

Visionary leaders are often described as people who “see the future.”

In reality, the most effective leaders I’ve worked with don’t predict accurately — they create clarity.

Vision is a decision framework

Vision is not about forecasting outcomes. It’s about providing:

• Decision filters
• Prioritisation logic
• Alignment across uncertainty

Without vision, teams optimise locally and drift strategically. With vision, people make better decisions independently.

Why direction matters more than prediction

A clear direction does three powerful things:

1. Reduces noise
2. Builds confidence
3. Enables autonomy

Vision doesn’t eliminate ambiguity. It gives people a way to navigate it.

Leadership in uncertainty

Leadership today is less about certainty and more about coherence.

When priorities shift, markets change, or strategies evolve, teams anchored in clear direction continue to move forward — even without perfect information.

Reflection

If your strategy changed tomorrow, would your team still know how to decide today?