🌿Human Thriving in 2026: Why This Conversation Matters
When Sara Hartley and I began designing our Human Thriving session for the Leadership Exchange 2026, we thought we would be exploring wellbeing, resilience and the usual questions about how people stay energised at work. What emerged instead was deeper and unexpectedly hopeful. As we brought together insights from research, lived experience and our coaching work across sectors, a clear pattern […]
The “Give and Get” of Psychological Safety
Recently, I met with three team members to discuss any concerns they had about their upcoming two-day team retreat. All three shared similar worries, summarized as: “There are issues we need to address that won’t be raised – it’s not safe.” If you were the leader of this team, what are you curious about? What […]
From Soft Skills to Enabling Skills: It’s time to change our thinking!
In today’s ultra-fast, connected, and complex world, what was once termed “soft” is actually enabling.
Embrace Your Strengths, Mind Your Shadows: Finding Balance in Leadership
At Uncharted Leadership, we often talk about the power of playing to your strengths. It’s a strategy that leads to greater job satisfaction, higher productivity, and a deeper sense of fulfillment. But there’s a catch: if we lean too heavily on our strengths without intention or awareness, they can cast a long shadow, undermining our […]
Create space for individuals and teams to think and act differently when they feel overwhelmed
Living with COVID, recovery, post-COVID, and the new normal are all terms to make sense of people’s everyday experiences during these turbulent times. No matter the words, the culmination of the last few years and the current uncertainty have left many feeling overworked, undervalued, and overwhelmed. Innovation and adaptation are needed to address our complex […]
Five mistakes that sink your leadership framework.
Over the years, I have seen many well-researched leadership frameworks developed by hard-working clients make it to the document stage but fail to be adopted. Here are five strategies to overcome the common mistakes: Simple Owned Connected Spacious Culturally coherent Simple: Often, I see frameworks trying to be everything to everyone. It might make […]
Reconnecting with Purpose
A few thoughts … How often do you feel excited, engaged, and inspired by your work? How often at work do you experience that deep sense of satisfaction from knowing what you do matters? Hopefully, “quite often!” is your answer to both questions. Are there times, though, when excessive meetings, deadlines, and dashboards cause […]