Future Fit Leadership

In this episode of Future Fit Leadership, I speak with Robyn Djelassi about fractional leadership and what it actually means for businesses navigating growth, change, or reset.
What stood out in this conversation is that while the context around leadership continues to shift, the fundamentals have not. Clarity, accountability, and consistency still underpin effective leadership, and culture is shaped less by what is said and more by what is allowed.
Robyn shares how fractional leadership does not replace these fundamentals. Instead, it gives organisations access to the right capability at the right time, particularly in moments where decisions carry weight and consequences. It allows leaders to strengthen execution without overextending structure.
We also explore when this model works best, where it can fall short, and how leaders can think more deliberately about capability, timing, and impact.
If you are building, scaling, or resetting a business, this is a useful lens on how leadership can be applied with greater precision.
Show notes:
Guest: Robyn DjelassiTopic: Fractional leadership, organisational capability, leadership fundamentals
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In this episode of Future Fit Leadership, I sit down with Emmy Sobieski, a former fund manager who ran the number one fund in the world and now coaches high performers on how to build real, lasting wealth.
Her career is anything but linear. It is shaped by sharp decisions, missed opportunities, sustained pressure, and a growing clarity about what actually matters over time.
We explore the concept of leverage and why many people spend too long trying to break into roles rather than building equity in their careers. Emmy explains how small shifts in where you sit within a business can significantly change your financial trajectory, and why focusing on the next pay rise can distract from building something more meaningful and durable.
We also talk about the reality behind high performance. The long hours, the trade-offs, and the point where success begins to come at a cost. Emmy shares how she has rethought health, energy, and sustainability, while still maintaining ambition and drive.
If you are looking to take a more deliberate approach to your career, your financial future, and how you lead, this conversation offers a clear and practical perspective.
Show notes:
Guest: Emmy SobieskiTopic: Career leverage, wealth building, high performance, sustainability
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What does leadership look like when there’s nothing left in the tank?
In this episode, I sit down with Peter Baines following one of the most physically and emotionally demanding challenges of his life - running 1,400 kilometres across Thailand over 26 days to mark twenty years since the Boxing Day tsunami.
But this conversation isn’t about endurance for the sake of it.
It’s about leadership under pressure. About what it means to show up when you’re empty. About why leaders bring the weather, and how your response in the hardest moments shapes everyone around you.
Peter shares the mindset that carried him through extreme conditions, why whatever the conditions, they’re my favourite, and the critical role trust, preparation and team played in getting him to the finish line.
We also reflect on the deeper work behind his mission with Hands Across the Water, and what two decades of service has taught him about purpose, resilience and perspective.
This is a conversation about going further than you think you can - and what leaders can learn when the outcome isn’t guaranteed.
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In this episode of Future Fit Leadership, I’m joined by Christina Howard, a former Fortune 100 HR leader and founder of Intently, to explore what it really means to lead with intention.
Christina’s career spans large corporate environments, executive leadership, and coaching senior leaders through complexity and change. Along the way, she’s built a reputation for helping leaders move beyond theory and into practical, human-centred leadership.
We discuss how leaders can build self-awareness as a foundation for better decision-making, why values only matter when they are translated into everyday behaviours, and how to create cultures that are designed with purpose rather than left to chance.
We also explore the realities leaders are facing today. Navigating difference within teams, creating space for diverse perspectives, and leading with empathy without losing clarity or direction. Christina shares the distinction between intellectual and emotional empathy, and why that gap will matter even more as AI becomes embedded in the workplace.
This is a thoughtful and practical conversation for leaders who want to lead with intention, stay grounded in their values, and build organisations that are both high performing and deeply human.
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What happens when the career you worked so hard to build no longer fits?
In this episode, I speak with Dr Taryn Fletcher, a former school superintendent who led 18 schools and dozens of leaders before making a significant shift into entrepreneurship and leadership coaching.
From an early age, Taryn understood what it meant to have a voice, and what it feels like when environments ask you to quiet it. That tension stayed with her as she moved through leadership, eventually leading to a series of pivotal moments that forced her to reassess how she worked, led, and made decisions.
We talk about her Pivot Framework, purpose, integrity, vulnerability, ownership, and transition, and why vulnerability is often the hardest step for high-performing leaders. We also explore burnout as feedback, the pressure to be the one holding everything together, and what it takes to step out of that role.
This is a practical conversation about leadership, identity, and making decisions that align with the life you are actually living.
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