Press & Media

Acceptance with good grace is one of the most underrated aspects of resilience — and one of the hardest to build. I joined David Garwood on The Solo Coach for a personal conversation about uncovering your natural strengths, facing difficult moments with clarity, and why even coaches need support.

Most people think resilience is about toughness. It isn't. In this episode I walk through the seven aspects of the Resilience Wheel and explain why building resilience as a deliberate skill changes everything for leaders and the organisations they lead.

The leaders most likely to burn out aren't the ones under the most pressure — they're the ones absorbing it alone. I joined Doland White to talk about why resilient leadership starts with behaviour, not titles, and what the three core responsibilities of a resilient leader actually are.

The leaders most likely to burn out aren't the ones under the most pressure — they're the ones absorbing it alone. I joined Doland White to talk about why resilient leadership starts with behaviour, not titles, and what the three core responsibilities of a resilient leader actually are.

Leadership presence isn't about having the answers. It's about recognising your own state before you respond. I joined the Leadership Circle Podcast to explore how emotional intelligence and mindfulness change the quality of decisions — especially when chaos surrounds you.

People-pleasing feels like empathy. Over time, it erodes the authority you need to lead well. I joined Angela Gill Nelms to talk about the patterns I see most often in leaders under pressure — and what a strengths-based approach can do to shift them.

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Pushing harder isn't resilience. It's a pattern that drains the very perspective good leadership needs. I joined Dr. Ginny to challenge the most common myths about resilience and explain what it actually looks like to lead through pressure without over-functioning.

Most leaders know about VUCA. Far fewer know what to actually do about it. I joined Darrin Peppard to share a practical framework — including the three core responsibilities every resilient leader needs to own — and a strengths grid exercise you can use straight away.

Are you surviving, coping, or genuinely thriving? Most leaders can't answer that question honestly. I joined The Executive Edge to walk through the Resilience Wheel, VUCA Prime, and the difference between being in control and being in command.

Resilience isn't about grinding through hard times. It's about what you learn and how you grow from them. I joined Paul Faronbi to talk about leadership, line management, and the personal experiences that shaped how I think about resilience in practice.

Resilient leadership doesn't live in frameworks. It lives in everyday relationships. I joined Andy Goram to explore why shut-up-and-move-on cultures are so damaging — and what it means to build a team where people can genuinely say they're okay.

Resilience is a leadership capability — which means it can be built. I joined Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership to introduce the VUCA framework, walk through the Resilience Wheel, and explain why reflective practice is the discipline that makes springing forward possible.

The question that drove me into this work was simple: why do some people grow through difficulty while others get stuck? I joined Incite Change to talk about what I've learned from that curiosity — and how I help leaders, teams, and organisations apply it every day.

Six redundancies. One hundred thousand people positively affected. I joined Ryan Watts for a two-part conversation about the journey behind The Resilience Coach — what I learned, why strengths matter more than weakness-fixing, and what toxic resilience actually looks like.

Resilient leaders don't just survive VUCA — they turn it into opportunity. I joined Dave Pamah to explore why executive coaching outperforms training, why most wellbeing initiatives miss the point, and how to rediscover your energy when the pressure doesn't let up.

Two decades in leadership development. Nearly eighteen years specialising in resilience. I joined Claribel Coreano to talk about what a practical, human-centred approach to resilience looks like — and why off-the-shelf solutions rarely get close to the real problem.

Building resilience before you need it is always more effective than reaching for it in a crisis. I joined Stacey Caster to walk through all seven dimensions of the Resilience Wheel and share the three-question reflection ritual I use with clients.

There's a significant difference between a leader who is coping and one who is genuinely thriving. I joined Bernadette Boas to talk about what it takes to make that shift — and how to build resilience in yourself and your teams when constant change is the default.

Humour isn't a soft skill. For leaders, it's a tool that creates openness, builds connection, and makes difficult conversations easier to have. I joined Kate Davis to explore how creativity, optimism, and a lighter touch can make leadership more human — without losing rigour.

Teams don't thrive in VUCA environments by accident — they thrive because their leaders create the right conditions. I joined Rich Rininsland to discuss what those conditions actually are, and why genuine wellbeing matters far more than surface-level initiatives.

Survival mode is a pattern — and it's one most leaders don't recognise they're stuck in until the cost becomes undeniable. I joined Quantum Growth to discuss how the Resilience Wheel works as a roadmap out of that pattern, and what systematic thriving looks like instead.

Just pushing through isn't resilience. It's a myth that costs leaders and teams more than they realise. I joined Lauren Scott on The Resilience Report to talk about what proactive resilience actually looks like — and why spotting burnout early changes everything.

Resilience and conflict resolution share more DNA than most people realise. I joined Jane Beddall to walk through the Resilience Wheel and explore how reflection, adaptability, and the willingness to sit with discomfort connect the two disciplines in practice.

Proactive resilience means building capacity before you need it — not scrambling for it when things fall apart. I joined The Leadership Window to discuss what that looks like, and how it connects to mental strength in leadership.

Overwhelm isn't a time management problem. It's a resilience problem. I joined Rod Richard on 4 Fit Fatherhood to talk about leading from strength at home and at work — covering the Resilience Wheel, why multitasking fails, and how purpose becomes your compass.

Uncertainty is uncomfortable. But sitting with that discomfort — rather than faking clarity — is often the most effective thing a leader can do. I joined Leading Through Uncertainty to discuss empathy, emotional intelligence, and what resilient teams actually look like.

Mid-career transitions are as much about identity as they are about skills. I joined the Mid-Career Change podcast to share practical strategies for building resilience during change — covering strengths alignment, values clarity, and how purpose enables confident decisions.

Burnout doesn't announce itself. It builds quietly until something gives. I joined Pursue The Pull to talk about what it really takes to rebuild momentum after a setback — and how to move from just surviving to genuinely thriving in uncertain conditions.

True adaptability isn't the same as agility — and confusing them costs leaders more than they realise. I joined Ross Thornley on DECODING AQ to discuss resilience, organisational change, and what playing to your team's strengths actually does for performance.