I agree, Jonena! We can't overstate the value of having enough distance from the everyday pressures and contemplation time to be able to focus on the big picture and not be mired in the details that belong, rightfully, in the management bucket. Also, I think I hear a little bit of the Peter Principle creeping here, where some very effective managers and performers are *assumed* to be good leaders, and that's not always the case. They may "rise to their level of incompetence", as the Peter Principle postulates. Not all great performers are great leaders, at least not without a little coaching, right? Leaders take time to pull back from the daily demands and remember where the company and they are ultimately going, and do something to move one step closer to that goal...everyday. Nice post! Thank you for this.