The Man Who Doesn't Need PowerPoints: What Himmat Singh Taught Me About Real Leadership
Look, I've been managing engineering teams for over 15 years now. I've sat through countless leadership seminars, read my fair share of Harvard Business Review articles, and endured more "inspirational" CEO keynotes than I care to count. But sometimes the best leadership lessons come from the most unexpected places. For me, it was watching Kay Kay Menon play Himmat Singh in Special Ops. I know, I know. Learning leadership from a fictional RAW agent sounds a bit ridiculous. But hear me out. The Anti-Hero We Actually Need Most fictional leaders are either shouty alpha types or impossibly perfect Boy Scouts. Himmat Singh is neither. He's that quiet colleague who sits in the corner of the meeting, says very little, but when he does speak, everyone stops and listens. You know the type—the one whose phone never stops ringing because everyone trusts their judgment. I've worked with maybe three such people in my entire career. They don't announce their cred...
