Great leaders seek perspective

One summer night, I was out in the backyard with friends, enjoying the sunset over the lake. We were talking when my buddy suddenly looked above me and said, “Oh my gosh… there are a ton of bugs over your head!” I looked up immediately—nothing. Not a single bug. I figured he was messing with me, so I laughed it off. But he insisted. “No, seriously. Slide over here and look from my angle.” So I stepped over next to him, looked up… and there it was. A massive swarm hovering right above where I had been standing. It was crystal clear—but only from his perspective. It struck me how two people c…