The Hero’s Guide to Leadership

Why We Wrote This

He was positioned in the back of the dragon boat.
Not for rhythm. Not for strength. For ballast.

That’s what the spreadsheet said.

The voice came from the front—shrill, certain, and suspiciously hydrated.
She was three feet tall in designer wedges
and her entire personality was espresso and ambition.

“ROW,” she screamed.
He did.
Not because he agreed.
Because his limbic system couldn’t distinguish her from threat.

That’s leadership now.
Post-hero. Post-help. Post-HR.

Just row, row, row until someone drowns or gets promoted.

So when he finally dropped the oar,
no one even noticed the boat started turning.

This workbook isn’t for coxswains.
It’s for the ones in the back.
The quiet ones who know the whole damn vessel runs on their nervous systems.

It’s not a cape.
It’s a compass.
For when you stop paddling in circles and start steering something that actually matters.