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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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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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The potatoes are in

Every year for twenty years, Good Friday has meant potato planting. When we had the allotment in London, it became an annual ritual. Digging the heavy clay that dominated our plot right at the top of Peabody Hill at Rosendale Road Allotments meant caked boots and aching backs, but also

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