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I spent thirty years in leadership in the non-profit sector, including time as a CEO. I know what it's like to care deeply about the work and still feel like something isn't quite right. If you're a purpose-driven professional who's feeling stuck, I'm here to help you work out why, and what to do about it.

Every Friday I write about leadership, purpose, and what it actually takes to thrive at work. Honest thinking from someone who's been in the room.

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I write a regular newsletter about my adventures navigating issues of leadership, equality, equity, social justice, and diversity: the work I’m doing, the campaigns I’m involved in, people I’ve met, what I’m listening to and the books I’m reading. Even the music I’m listening

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We were meant to do this together

Belonging isn't a team away day or a diversity dashboard. It's something older and more fundamental than that. And most workplaces are working against it.

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When Leaders Stop Asking

When leaders stop asking questions, they don't just lose information. They lose the plot entirely.

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One hundred days in

We're more than one hundred days into 2026. I saw someone's post about all their achievements so far this year and immediately felt inadequate. A hundred days sounds like a long time and also not very long. Long enough for a plan to have lost its

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