When Gratitude Turns Into Obligation

Recently appointed C-suite leader with a non-visible disability: “I know I should be grateful for this promotion. I can’t let on that I’m struggling with the transition.” Mid-career leader with a spinal lesion: “I can’t ask for adjustments. I’m just grateful to have been given this opportunity. I can’t afford to be seen as ungrateful.” […]

CEO Sabbatical

What if the best thing your CEO could do… is step away for three months? We talk a lot about burnout in the social sector, and rightly so, it’s a real thing. Encouragingly, I’m hearing more leaders embrace the idea of “white space” – intentionally blocking out diary time for reflection, blue sky thinking, planning […]

Leadership Tension in the Care Sector

Is it becoming harder to attract and retain Executives and Non-Executive Board Directors in the care sector? As we (rightly) strengthen regulatory and governance frameworks to ensure safety and quality of care, we also need leaders who are agile, adaptable, forward-thinking and deeply committed to helping people not just stay safe, but truly thrive. In […]

The Curiosity Show

We are born naturally curious – we want to know everything there is to know about the world, soaking up information and experience like a sponge.  But at some point our curiosity becomes a burden. Maybe adolescent arrogance, a narrowing of our perspective about what’s important, or simply the fact that our brains start to […]