A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail.
We can plan a roadtrip or a workday down to the last detail but the unexpected will always arise. If we are not malleable, we will get left behind.
Details create success.
An effective leader develops the ability to correctly identify the pertinent detail or details - incidentals in a market, industry or sport that might create an incremental advantage.
Big things are accomplished only through the perfection of minor details.