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A reflection on truth-telling, feedback, and difficult conversations. Leadership isn’t tested in calm waters — it’s proven when the room goes quiet. If your truth costs you comfort, it’s probably the right one. Most conversations in the workplace die long before they ever reach honesty. We smile, we nod, we keep things “professional,” all while the real issues sit unspoken beneath the surface like cracks under a coat of paint. Everyone sees them, but no one names them. We’ve

An argument that leadership isn’t found in boardrooms but in hallways — in everyday acts of attention, integrity, and presence. People remember how you made them feel in the five seconds you didn’t think mattered. We tend to think of leadership as something grand — a keynote moment, a bold decision, a vision announced to hundreds. Yet, the truth is far quieter. The real weight of leadership lives in the ordinary seconds that rarely make it into performance reviews or company

A reflective piece on how meaning is not discovered — it’s designed. In workplaces obsessed with metrics, leaders often forget that people don’t build commitment from KPIs; they build it from connection. This essay explores how meaning is constructed — brick by brick — through story, vision, and purpose that employees can actually feel. The future belongs to organisations that know who they are — and leaders brave enough to define it. Book and cup, overlooking a studio room M

An exploration of self-awareness as the foundation of leadership. Before we lead teams, we must lead ourselves — the person behind the title, before the performance.   Inspired by   The Story of Coconut   — leadership begins where identity is reconciled. The Mirror Before the Microphone Before you pick up a mic, step into a meeting, or give direction to anyone else — you have to face yourself first. Most people skip that part. We’re obsessed with the how  of leadership: how t

There was a time when leadership meant stewardship — when the weight of responsibility carried a kind of reverence, when power came with perspective, and when the corner office was a place of protection, not performance. But somewhere along the way, something broke. The pursuit of profit became the measure of progress, efficiency replaced empathy, and the very word leadership  was hijacked by people who mistake control for competence. I am writing to you — the tyrants of busi