Terrified, Kalu whispered, “The rule that we can’t drink water after 4 PM, sir.”
His office door had a sign: “My way or the highway.”
That night, he called his daughter and said, “Let’s watch Dictator again. This time, I’ll listen.” Whether you lead a team, a family, or just yourself—check your own “dictator rules.” Are they necessary, or just habit? One small apology can break years of silence. And as the movie shows, even a dictator can learn humility.
The staff thought it was a prank.
That day, he wrote on the whiteboard: Then he added: “Sorry.”
“How did you do it?” asked the CEO.