When to Lead Is as Important as What do Do and Where to Go

The Law of Timing is a double-edge sword. Great leaders recognize when to lead is as important as what to do and where to go.

Every time a leader makes a move, there are really only four outcomes that can result:

If the leader performs the wrong action at the wrong time, it leads to a disaster;

If he performs the right action at the wrong time, it brings resistance;

When he does the wrong action at the right time, people see it as a mistake;

But the right action at the right time results in success.

The Law of Timing ever seems to be more apparent than before as the consequences are so dramatic and immediate.

Reading the situation and knowing what to do is not enough to make a leader succeed. Only the right action at the right time will bring success. Anything else exacts the high price.