Leaders who feel they must come up with the perfect plan endure huge pressure. In playing the role of the heroic leader they become the organisational bottle neck. In telling everyone that they know the way forward; they disempower everyone around them. This mind set is the main obstacle to agility.
Right now, the capacity to pay attention, make sense, act and change ahead of the curve is the holy grail of most organisations and if it is not, it should be.
The prove → plan →execute model doesn’t work in agile land. Instead it’s a case of Act → Learn →Build.nAction is primary. You can’t do a financial plan if a customer has never seen your new product or service. You must put something out there!