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Weekly newsletters on workplace happiness and career transition from executive coach, Lucy Caldicott
Why wait for January?
Why wait for January? You have thirteen weeks to get ready for 2027, and first access to The Changing Room, free for your first three months.
What you can't see while it's happening
When do you feel comfortable calling oneself a leader?
Structural doesn't mean it doesn't hurt
The system is what's failing people, not the other way around. I know that. It still doesn't stop the guilt, the shame, or the fear that follows you home on a Friday.
Burnout isn't a personal failing
Eighty-six charity mentors told us burnout isn't a personal failing, it's structural. The research, what surprised us, and what it means for leaders.
Optional, but not for me
I passed the Henley coaching certificate last week and still couldn't quiet the niggly voice. On choosing rigour when nobody would have minded if I hadn't.
Fixing the system, not the leader
Charity leadership burnout isn't a personal failing, it's a system failing. 86 mentors from ACEVO, Cranfield Trust and the Elischer Foundation told us why.
How to be the one they tell
Most of us get it wrong out of kindness. We reach for solutions, or we match, or we reassure. Here's what actually helps when a colleague tells you they're not coping, and why coming back to it a fortnight later matters.
The wrong end of the problem
The WHO recognises burnout as a result of workplace stress, not a failing in the individual. Yet organisations focus on fixing individual staff members rather than tackling the root causes.
You're not the exception
Gallup's 2026 workplace report has a finding that stood out, and it isn't about junior staff. It's about managers.
She wanted a template
The mechanics of documenting harm at work are genuinely simple. The hard part is trusting that what you've noticed is real enough to write down. This week's newsletter, and a template if you need one.