As calendars soften and emails slow,
A quieter rhythm begins to flow.
Not all is finished, yet space appears
For thoughtful pause at the close of years.
You stayed your course when certainty strayed,
Where courage met care in each choice you made.
Between the data, the drive, the demand,
You kept the human close at hand.
You asked the questions that matter most —
Not what scales fast, but what endures the cost?
Not can we automate, optimise, accelerate?
But what kind of culture will this create?
While systems shifted and roles were redrawn,
You guarded trust from dusk to dawn.
When certainty failed and answers were thin,
You chose integrity over the easy win.
You listened when the noise grew loud,
Stood steady, thoughtful, quietly proud.
You raised the bar when it would have been fair
To lower standards — you chose to care.
So as lights glow warm and the year unwinds,
May rest restore both heart and mind.
The future of work is not waiting in line —
It’s shaped by leaders, choice by choice, time by time.
Here’s to reflection, to courage well spent,
To leadership tested — and proven — not bent.
Wishing you peace as the new year draws near,
And strength for the work that truly matters next year.
(Poem was written with the help of ChatGPT based on the contents we generated in 2025.)
