When I worked for a U.S. company full-time as a Division Head, it meant that I followed their holidays.And this is what I watched during the one U.S. 4th of July weekend: Designated Survivor.

Nope, I did not binge-watch it. Not that type. I watched 2 episodes per day. 😁

It’s a very good break from the MCU formula type of stories.

Let’s just say that my former CEO (and still a good friend), Karla Stefan Singson brought this topic up, and I got curious.

What I really love about this show is it’s fast-paced, it uses simple English for the lines, and damn Kiefer Sutherland (plus Maggie Q in her usual kick-ass attitude). Also, you don’t need to be 100% fully-knowledgeable in politics to understand how the story goes.

Kiefer’s Tom Kirkman isn’t your usual politician. He almost beats himself up every time he puts people’s lives on the line. He’s stubborn in a way that he makes sure that everything is “perfect” before he takes action. Every time someone tells him that he’s not qualified, he always says, “You may be right.”

In his GQ interview, Kiefer said that by playing this character, he realized that there are people who are in leadership positions that are subjected to tons of decisions that can make or break a group, a company, even a country.

Nevertheless, those leaders do their best every day.

Even if others tell them they are not qualified, they march on as if they didn’t hear anything. Those leaders say, “You may be right. But while I am here, I will do the right thing.”

They say leaders are built in crisis.

We are in a crisis now. Let’s take a closer look at how the Tom Kirkman’s are leading us.

Or probably, there is a Tom Kirkman in you.