[SYSTEM] Achievement Unlocked: 'Crisis Averted'.
[SYSTEM] Massive XP Bonus Awarded: 750 XP.
[SYSTEM] New Skill Unlocked in 'Man-Management' Tree: 'Team Unity'. (Passive skill: significantly reduces the likelihood of player conflicts and negative social group dynamics).
It was a huge reward. A reward that recognized the difficulty, the complexity, and the importance of what had just happened. I had not just solved a footballing problem; I had solved a human one.
I had not just fixed a broken team; I had started to mend a broken spirit. I had matured as a leader, as a manager, as a man.
I had learned that leadership is not about authority, or about tactics, or about being the smartest person in the room. It is about vulnerability, it is about empathy, it is about accountability. It is about creating a space where people feel safe to be honest, to be flawed, to be human.
