The most dangerous tunnel vision in companies does not arise from a lack of competence, but right in the midst of everyday leadership. Many leaders are so focused on their own tasks, appointments, decisions, and goals that these eventually become what seems to matter most.
Between meetings, emails, KPIs, and time pressure, something crucial can easily be lost from view: the person.
Companies do not function because processes are perfectly defined, numbers are monitored, and tasks are completed. They function because people take responsibility, contribute ideas, solve problems, support decisions, and bring their best to work every single day.
Leaders who only see their own to-do lists may eventually overlook the employee who has long been pushing beyond their limits.
The colleague whose potential no one recognizes.
The conflict that has been simmering for far too long.
Or the person who has already mentally checked out.
Leadership Means More
Leadership therefore means more than simply having the operational side of the business under control. It means paying attention, listening, providing direction, and never taking people for granted.
Sometimes, this requires stepping back from the demands of everyday work.
Because only with a little distance can we see what has long been overlooked up close.
For me, foresight in leadership means one thing above all: never losing sight of the people.
This shift in perspective is also at the heart of our “Leading with Foresight” Summit at Kronplatz, South Tyrol, on September 25, 2026.
