05/27/2026
Leadership Series 07
Making it a Diamond Part 04: Sweeping the scope.
A couple of years ago an order to eliminate terrorists in a hidden camp in an area not located on regular maps was given. The initial group of armed security men that commenced this operation did a good job but some targets were unaccounted for based on the available identifiers/ information on each of this target and log of the neutralized ones. Another batch of more experienced armed security men with more sophisticated weapons and equipment were sent to sweep the location. However, based on the location difficult terrain and topography, coupled with the surrounding archaic housing system, the strategy utilized by this latter batch was modified to sweep the scope. Upon entry into the area, within a 150-metre perimetry, some targets were found in isolated areas within that locality. When the operation was complete, every single target name on the list for that particular location was identified, alive or dead.
'Sweeping the scope' for leadership speaks to the thoroughness in eliminating errors, neutralizing unsuspecting obstacles, minimizing the losses/ preventable harms or rare legal incidents that can surface/erupt in the event of an oversight or haphazardly executed job. Across all sectors, 'sweeping the scope' is an important area leadership should prioritize.
In this part of making it a diamond series, case-based scenarios of 'sweeping the scope' concept across different industries will be discussed. Their uniqueness, strengths and flaws will be discussed. Readers curiosity will be explored in terms of their preferred strategy under these scenarios.
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Written by Michael and Victoria Eghomwanre
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