When a clown moves into a palace, he doesnโt become a king. The palace becomes a circus.
Itโs harsh. But itโs true.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ. ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ.
I once coached a founder whose company was growing fast,revenues climbing, brand buzzing,but the culture was fraying.
The team was strong. The strategy sound. But every meeting felt like a performance. People were guarded. Decisions stalled. Trust started slipping away.
The cause?
One senior hire who brought more confusion than clarity.
Impressive on paper,but in reality, a misfit.
Rigid mindset. Dismissive of suggestions. Unwilling to grasp context. And rarely listened.
Their presence didnโt lift the culture. It distorted it.
The wrong person in power warps the organisation. The right person aligns it.
As I often remind my clients:
๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ธ๐.
๐๐โ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐,๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ.
So ask yourself:
When you walk into the roomโฆ does it calm down, or heat up?
Do people open up, or shut down?
At the end of the day, titles donโt make leaders. Behaviour does.