As leaders, too often we step forward with action to deal with complexity without first stepping back for the clarity we need.
As the VUCA forces (Volatility, Unpredictability, Complexity, Ambiguity) intensify, we have to consider learning how to step back to get clear so we can step forward with optimal contribution.
We take a step forward, sometimes we take two steps back.
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We took another little step forward at Hillsborough and I think that we're now in a position over the next few months to continue that process.
Mr. DENNIS HERRERA (City Attorney, San Francisco, California): We have taken a wonderful step forward to ensuring that we are going to have marriage equality, not just here in California, but hopefully throughout this country.
Our job, we want to get better on the road, not get worse, so I thought we took a step forward.
We feel that this is a positive step forward, especially as we now have a timescale for the hearing.
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Our vision is to make X-Ray available on every movie and TV show-we're excited to make another big step forward today, and we are working hard to add X-Ray to more TV shows and movies in the future.
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Today, however, we have a practical step forward that you can actually experience firsthand.
In fact, just today we saw another important step forward.
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But it has one final meaning, symbolized extremely clearly in the final shot of the film when we see John Blake step forward and that platform RISING to lift him to claim the legacy of Batman that Bruce has passed on to him.
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All the time, the knowledge that we are whiling away months, years, sometimes decades, of our life waiting for the planets to perfectly align before we take our first step forward weighs more heavily on our hearts and minds, both conscious and subconsciously.
So yesterday, we took an important step forward when Congress passed a fair sentencing bill that I look forward to signing into law -- (applause) -- a bipartisan bill to help right a longstanding wrong by narrowing sentencing disparities between those convicted of crack cocaine and powder cocaine.
We've achieved one further step, significant step forward with this communique and we believe the political goodwill and resolve exists to secure a comprehensive agreement at Copenhagen.
While we wait for the winners to step forward, most of the rest of us will have to come to terms with the fact that we will probably never be fabulously rich.
As usual with OLED displays, we're taking one step forward only to find there are hundreds more to go.
But Australia was a big step forward, we did what a lot of other Welsh teams haven't done and beat a Tri Nations side.
"Following this initial step forward, we will continue to remain cautious while we assess the Kulluk's condition, " said Martin Padilla, commander of the refloating effort.
And in fact I think there might be such frustration and cynicism that rather than taking one step forward, we ended up taking two steps back.
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"This is an exciting step forward as we continue to pursue our vision of a world in which eye tracking enhances our interaction with everyday devices, " said Henrik Eskilsson, CEO of Tobii Technology.
But if we want to take that step forward and ensure that the taxpayers and the shareholders and our economy is protected from that excessive risk-taking, then let's get a new road map for those rules.
And today, we've taken another step forward.
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David Hickson, who has campaigned to stop silent calls, told BBC's Breakfast programme: "This is another small step forward, we've had lots of small steps over the last few years, let's wait and see what it really amounts to, " he said.
The notion that we would go -- the notion that the best step forward for health care is to kill the process we're on would simply do damage to what many people, including Dr. Dean, have worked many, many years for.
We think this is a useful step forward in providing more transparency for consumers.
"This meeting has taken us a step forward, but we will not rest until all Scottish businesses receive a fair deal on rates, " she added.
"We've taken a remarkable step forward here in Germany, " she said.
We don't yet know where the others are, so we need to keep focusing on our performance, but we're optimistic that we've made a small step forward.
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