Being visible, speaking quickly, giving direction, and generating answers were accepted as natural parts of leadership. However, in recent years, a concept that is increasingly being discussed invites us to rethink this perception: Silent leadership.
Maybe it all started with Hollywood films. We watched grand stories; world-saving heroes, spectacular effects, soaring music…And at the end, without fail, a peak of excitement and the hero’s victory.
This series left us with the feeling that just as the story seemed to be ending, something new was beginning.
Certain scenes lingered long after we finished watching. They returned unexpectedly throughout our days, carrying a significance that seemed to extend beyond the moment itself. A line of dialogue, a fleeting expression, or a simple gesture would resurface and invite us to look again.
This time, our conversation followed not the traces of a book, but the traces of being human.
A book first published in 1983, now in its 31st edition, with not a single word changed: Being Human.
Rather than losing relevance over the years, its insights seem to have gained even greater meaning with time.
A few months ago, I was watching a talk show when a guest shared an unusual way of assessing people.
Whenever they met someone new, they would ask a simple question:
“How long have you known your oldest friend?”
Some books don’t transform your life overnight. Instead, they deepen ideas that have quietly accompanied you for years. Seekers by Paul Dunion was one of those books for me.
What initially drew me in was the title itself. There is a well-known Sufi saying: “Not all who seek will find, but all who find are seekers.” For much of my adult life, I have been fascinated by the idea that life is less about reaching definitive answers and more about remaining open to discovery. The title felt like an invitation I couldn’t ignore.
