Unless you’ve inherited a Lean Manufacturing Company or some other similar institution, starting or running a successful business is all about vision. Even if you’re in a business with a long successful track record, you might not be able to hold on to it in the face of our new found global competition, unless you have the ability to visualize where you need to take your business over the next period of time. The old saying that “You can’t get where you’re going unless you know where you are” has always been accurate. Today, that’s probably even more true than ever. There are more diversions, complications and impediments to success today than ever before. It seems there is no straight line to the top.