The higher you rise, the fewer places there are to turn.
The higher you rise, the fewer places there are to turn. Executives carry relentless pressure, blurred boundaries between work and life, and the weight of decisions that affect thousands.
Traditional support systems don’t fit this reality. Therapy and coaching each have value, but both miss something essential: the profound isolation of leadership.
At the top, support structures thin out. Line management narrows to performance and targets. Wellbeing programmes are built for employees, not leaders. Meanwhile, the personal toll – stress, self-doubt, and the loneliness of ultimate responsibility, often goes unseen.
And this matters. When leaders lack a true space for themselves, it impacts not just their wellbeing but also the clarity and culture of the organisations they lead.
That’s why we created Leading Edge: a space outside the performance spotlight, where leaders can explore the unseen costs of leadership and reclaim the resilience, clarity, and composure needed to lead well.