Leadership When Vision Fails: Learning to Sense What Others Miss
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Leadership When Vision Fails: Learning to Sense What Others Miss
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Leadership culture is obsessed with vision—clarity, foresight, alignment, and decisive action. But what happens when the environment you’re leading in is murky, complex, and resistant to clear sight?
In this episode, Dr. Timothy Stafford explores an unexpected teacher: the platypus. Far from a biological curiosity, the platypus survives by relying on a sophisticated sensory system that allows it to detect what cannot be seen at all. That insight becomes a powerful metaphor for leadership in uncertain times.
This episode challenges conventional leadership assumptions and reframes effective leadership as strategic sensing rather than premature certainty. It invites leaders to rethink speed, alignment, and clarity—and to consider how attentiveness, restraint, and epistemic patience can become real strategic advantages.
This conversation is for leaders navigating complexity, ambiguity, and environments where traditional metrics and “vision” no longer tell the whole truth.