On-going surveys demonstrate clearly the results of the leadership void in eye care. The weekly COVID Tracker emailed from Jobson used reliable data to show the revenue from all aspects of eye care tracked since the pandemic began. To us, this information brings into clearer focus the urgency of addressing our current leadership void.

Once a decision is made to actively work on a leadership void, the tendency is to start implementing right away. Meetings, emails, protocols, processes, strategies. Let's get to work! While you certainly want to capture the momentum of the enthusiasm, it is important to know where you are going BEFORE you begin your journey.

The foundation of any leadership project is to begin by creating or confirming your vision, a clear destination of what you and your team are building. The vision will be the foundation that all leadership activities and care needs to be taken to make it strong.

If you have never clearly stated your vision, we have a free tool to help get you started. The Define Your Dream sheet is a one-page questionnaire that asks you the questions to begin bringing the thoughts in your head together in a way that you can share them.

If you had a B.C. (Before COVID) vision, we'd invite you to carefully revisit it. Many perceptions have changed during this pandemic and what matters most probably has changed. Give it some attention.

Thanks, Mike