A person anchors their direction, confidence or decision-making in someone else’s vision because they have not yet developed or trusted their own.

A system that reacts to how truth is delivered rather than whether the truth is accurate. Substance is sidelined by emotional comfort.

A leader or team asks for strategic thinking but only wants validation. Input becomes a ritual, not a mechanism for real decision-making.

A recurring tension between a leader who keeps things fluid to maintain control and someone in the system who needs precision to work. Ambiguity becomes the operating norm, and clarity becomes a threat.