Thinking and reflection

Perspectives on Leadership and Life

Honest writing on what it means to lead well — the clarity, the self-doubt, the energy, and the quiet strength that makes it all possible.

You can expand your impact without expanding your exhaustion

by: Johanna Urquhart

Leadership coach Johanna Urquhart on why lasting leadership needs three things: the strategy to do the job, the identity to hold it, and the vitality to sustain it.

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The grand finale: why your mind braces for disaster

by: Johanna Urquhart

Johanna Urquhart, founder of Resta Forte, explains why leaders brace for the worst just as things calm down, and two practical ways back to clear thinking.

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The biggest risk to your organisation might be you

by: Johanna Urquhart

Johanna Urquhart on why a leader's wellbeing belongs on the risk register. Lessons from her first year as a school Principal in Scotland.

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The Day I Forgot Who I Was

by: Johanna Urquhart

Johanna Urquhart on how a difficult work environment eroded her confidence as a leader, and what the experience taught her about self-doubt and self-trust.

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