Thanks for the great article. Leaders are always listening to their breathing. Leaders know that how they breathe informs how they think and perform and hence how their organizations do too. Shallow breathing means less oxygen flow to the brain. Leaders know that everything is timing and timing is a complex concept.
Timing is short term and long term and both together.
It is about what needs to happen now and what will happen when what happens now affects what happens in the future. The samurai called this long sword and short sword. We cannot miss the market window and we can't bring a crappy product to market. The leader understands the paradox and that the consequences of lousy timing could be getting your clock cleaned. All too often decisions are made in companies based on hearsay from customers, employees, colleagues or analysts.