In Conversation

"It’s easy to talk about empathy, about dialogue, about vulnerability – but you have to also be these things, to lead through these things."

"You’re turning knowledge into wisdom all the way along. This gives you an accumulating repository of solutions that you can draw on the next time."

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"Culture is what grows around the leadership, in time. It takes years to build trust, but only moments to lose it."

"What inspires change are stories that show you that there is hope."

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"People don't vote for radical, populist, left or right parties when their lives are getting better, relatively speaking."

"For many people now, status is about the ability to switch off; to have boundaries."

“I think often we have a stereotype of confidence; we assume that it’s about being the loudest voice in the room. It really doesn't mean that at all. It means being the most comfortable version of yourself.”

“The returning is what counts. Every time you return to the breath, it’s like lifting weights at the gym. You’re getting stronger.”

“Some of you are broke, and some of you are poor. The difference? Broke has a safety net. Poverty doesn’t.”