is a task that can trip up all but the most successful leaders.?

Question

molding different viewpoints into a single vision is a task that can trip up all but the most successful leaders.


What does this sentence mean?

I'd like to know..

Answer 1

I assume it's "trip up" that you're asking about. To trip means to fall, usually over something on the ground that you didn't see, and to trip up is just a metaphor of that. To cause someone to fail at something because they weren't even thinking about that aspect.