When leadership ( the management, read the ceo) goes blind, institutions pay the price. One of the most dangerous phases in any institution’s journey is when decision-making gets hijacked—not by visionaries, but by “munim mindsets” in modern roles: advisors, administrators, or power brokers who thrive on control rather than contribution. They don’t build. They camouflage. They don’t report reality. They manufacture comfort. Numbers are polished, narratives are twisted, and ground realities are buried under layers of “everything is fine.” Meanwhile, honest, committed professionals—the ones who truly build institutions—are questioned, sidelined, or pushed out. And leadership? Often unknowingly complicit. Why does this happen? Because comfort is seductive. Because filtered information feels safer than inconvenient truth. Because short-term “efficiency” (minute-to-minute ROI on salaries) appears smarter than long-term institution building. But the consequences are brutal: Creativity ...
