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.

Some in authority have been led to believe that leadership is about showing one's strength. They mistakenly choose to assert their authority over others by exhibiting autocracy and masked bravado in their communication styles. This is not what true strength looks like.

I initially drafted this blog after coming across the “5 stages of awareness” model, which outlines the journey people take from unawareness to readiness for action. But then I witnessed the magnificent hīkoi in Aotearoa New Zealand—a peaceful, collective movement that beautifully exemplifies these stages in action.