“I am tired,” the Chairman muttered before the meeting even began, leaning back as directors shuffled papers they had no intention of challenging. “We have a Board. But do we have a voice?”

You have probably seen this movie before. In a crowded office elevator during peak hours, everyone presses the same button, floor ten, yet no one checks if the elevator is even moving. A junior staff whispers, “Are we stuck?” Another replies, “The boss pressed the button.

It must be working.” Minutes pass. No movement, no one dares question the assumption. The doors finally open, not at floor ten, but back at the ground. Everyone steps out pretending this was the destination.

That is CEO worship. A room full of intelligent people, choosing comfort over asking questions to gain clarity. Then a new director said, “Gentlemen and ladies, this is not a leadership problem. This is a courage problem disguised as respect.”

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“Before we begin,” I said, looking around the room, “how many of you have ever approved a strategy because the CEO sounded convincing, not because the logic was airtight?” Surprise, then few smiles and eyes dropping to papers.

I smiled too, because I have been guilty. I remember walking into a boardroom years ago, full of confidence, ready to impress directors with sharp insights, only to realise after two hours that everyone, including myself, had been debating presentation slides instead of the business itself. We were active, engaged, even passionate. But we were solving the wrong problem very well.

That is when it hit me. Most boards do not fail from ignorance. They fail from misplaced confidence. READ MORE

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