Over the past year, I have been researching, questioning and shaping our TREE model—Trust, Resilience, Equity and Empathy—for sustainable leadership . What began as curiosity gradually became conviction: that leadership, change and culture need a fundamentally different approach if organisations are to thrive in today’s world. Many leadership models still reflect outdated assumptions. They were designed for a time when change was linear rather than complex, hierarchies were rigid, and...

Burnout is not a wellbeing issue. It's a performance, cost, and governance issue. For years, burnout has been discussed as an employee wellbeing concern — important, but often parked in HR or handled with optional benefits. That framing no longer holds. Going into 2026, burnout in the UK workforce represents a material business risk . It is already driving lost capacity, rising absence, higher turnover, lower quality, and avoidable cost — and the conditions that cause it are intensifying,...

A year ago, my life came to a full stop. A catastrophic burnout, triggered by a collision of work, menopause, neurodiversity, caring responsibilities, and unresolved grief, forced me to listen in a way I never had before. What I’ve learned since is simple, but profound: the opposite of loneliness and burnout isn’t rest alone, it’s connection and community. Seven months ago, I left the country to spend six weeks with loved ones, big African skies, the ocean, long walks, writing, and...