What difference does my little bit make?
A farewell to a community elder. A ballot dropped in a box. A cricket series won from a game down. A kaumatua’s quiet “well done”.
On the surface, they have nothing to do with each other. And yet...
On the little bit we each offer, and why we rarely see its weight until much later.
The dent in my car door and real leadership
Our family car has a big, ugly dent along the driver’s door. But here’s the thing — it still works perfectly.
It got me thinking about how often we pour energy into fixing what’s visible, not what’s actually broken — in life and in leadership.
This post explores why we need to focus less on optics and more on what really drives progress.