Post by Khoo Boon Han

𝐓𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐚 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠   Recently, I binge-watched Tulsa King. It's not just a TV series, it’s a masterclass in leadership & comeback. On the surface, it’s about a high-ranking capo who took the fall for his mafia family and spent 25 years in prison. But the real lesson? 𝟏. 𝐋𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 He did 25 years for the family. Came out expecting respect, position and power. Instead? He was exiled to Tulsa, a place he didn’t even know. Loyalty alone wont save you. If you don’t stay relevant, you become replaceable. 𝟐. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 No money. No influence. No network. Just one suit and street instincts. He didn’t complain. He didn’t reminisce about his “glory days”. He started building immediately. Your past success means nothing if you can’t rebuild in a new environment. 𝟑. 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 He leverages his charisma and aura to rebuild a new team from scratch, replacing those who abandoned him. They weren't made of polished professionals, top talents or perfect resumes. - A cab driver (his first recruit and loyalist) - A marijuana dealer (his financier) - A rodeo cowboy cum bar owner (his key lieutenant in operation) - A tech savvy convenient store clerk (his logistic and tech support) - A divorced FBI agent (his leverage, who also likes him) - A married socialite (his access to legitimate influence and elite circles, who also like him too)  - An exiled former mafia who is hiding in Tulsa (his old soldier with experience) He saw potential where others saw noise. Leadership is not about finding perfect people. It’s about turning imperfect people into a working system. 𝟒. 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐞 Old-school mafia meets modern world. Different rules. Different pace. But instead of resisting change, he learned fast. Experience is only valuable if you can adapt it to today’s game. 𝟓. 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 In New York, he had rank. In Tulsa, he had nothing. No one cared who he used to be. So he did what real leaders do. He earned it again. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭: Tulsa King reminds me that success is not the one who rises once, but the one who can rise again after being buried. If you’ve ever lost a position, been pushed out or forced to start over, please watch this series. 𝑃.𝑆. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒. 𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑚𝑎𝑓𝑖𝑎