Once upon a time, the Hammer told the Key, “You are small and weak, and I am powerful and loud. I can break anything!” The Key smiled, “True. But I open things.”
We have got plenty of Hammers- strong voices in meetings, endless “URGENT” emails, dashboards, and KRA / KPIs. Everyone’s striking harder, thinking pressure helps in progress. But the lock, PEOPLE, does not open that way anymore.
Today’s leadership is failing not because leaders don’t work hard, but because they don’t listen deep. We promote speed over sense, authority over empathy, and control over connection.
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The result? Teams comply, but they don’t commit. Innovation hides, Initiative dies. and culture becomes just another poster on the wall.
Meanwhile, a few quiet “Keys”, who understand People, Purpose, and Context, quietly unlock what others are still hammering at.
So before sending that next “Let’s push harder” message, pause and ask: Am I leading, or just making noise?
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