The behaviours and strategies that bring us success may not be the same ones that lead to fulfilment. Pausing to listen to our fears, rather than constantly outrunning them through action, can reveal what truly matters and guide us towards more meaningful leadership and life choices.

Peter Whealy is a learning and development professional with nearly 30 years of experience working in various learning consultancies. He joined one of the big four consultancies in 2014, where his work took him from London to San Francisco, and finally to Geneva, supporting clients with learning strategy, workforce transformation projects, and leadership development.

He has recently published a book which offers a framework for leaders and organisations to navigate AI adoption while maintaining a people-first approach. His work focuses on ensuring AI is used to amplify human talent rather than simply as an efficiency and cost-cutting tool.

This episode will help you

• Understand how pausing to listen to fear can lead to greater clarity and fulfilment in leadership
• Learn why centring human connection and purpose creates better long-term business outcomes
• Discover a practical framework for evolving your leadership identity from providing answers to asking better questions

Highlights

• [00:07:28] From lying in a hospital bed to running a tiathlon
• [00:10:55] A moment of pause in the mountains
• [00:15:30] "Lead with AI, stay human"
• [00:18:40] Strengthen, Partner, Amplify, Reshape
• [00:23:09] What humans need to create change
• [00:27:39] Navigating difficult choices posed by the emergence of AI
• [00:33:40] The biggest challenges faced by leaders today
• [00:38:24] What Fearless Forward means to Peter
• [00:40:12] Takeaways from Sally-Anne

Resources

• Connect with Peter via LinkedIn
• Lead with AI. Stay Human – Peter’s book
• Connect with Sally-Anne via LinkedIn

Slowing down and trusting your intuition can help you navigate life's challenges with greater clarity. When we step away from our screens and reconnect with nature, we gain perspective, access our deeper wisdom, and find the courage to pursue meaningful work despite fear.

Jack Hubbard is a creative entrepreneur and co-founder of three successful businesses: PropellerNet, CoverageBook, and Answer the Public. His current focus is Dream Valley House, a community clubhouse in one of the oldest villages in the French Alps, designed as a mountain basecamp for founders, entrepreneurs, and creatives.

After moving to the mountains with his family, Jack experienced what he calls a "midlife retirement" due to Lyme disease, which led him to step back, slow down, and focus on family and health. Now recovered, he's working to create a space where work and life can fuel each other, and where people can gather to think, make, and move in nature.

This episode will help you

• Learn how slowing down and practicing patience can lead to clearer vision and better decision-making in long-term projects
• Discover how nature and mountain environments can foster creativity, meaningful connections, and access to deeper intuition
• Understand how to use technology as a liberating tool rather than allowing it to consume more of your time and energy

Highlights

• [00:06:55] What is Dream Valley?
• [00:13:31] Navigating moments of frustration
• [00:16:28] Taking time and slowing down
• [00:21:38] Jack's medical setback
• [00:27:33] Time to find purpose
• [00:30:24] Jack's vision for Dream Valley
• [00:33:29] Trust in the mountains
• [00:37:08] The human algorithm
• [00:42:13] What Fearless Forward means to Jack
• [00:44:21] Takeaways from Sally-Anne

Resources

• Connect with Jack via LinkedIn
• Connect with Sally-Anne via LinkedIn
• Bucketlist Business Planning – Jack’s Summercamp talk

In times of overwhelming challenge and uncertainty, the ability to silence the noise, listen deeply, and connect with something larger than ourselves – whether through faith, values, or inner wisdom – is what carries us through and reveals the path forward, transforming our struggles into purpose and our pain into the power to help others.

Ronel Hentschel’s work has been deeply influenced by her personal experience as the mother of a son diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a toddler. This shaped her career path towards supporting other families facing similar challenges, and led her to found Washing Parent, a digital publishing platform serving families in the Washington DC area with resources for education, support, and activities.

Ronel’s unshakeable faith has guided her through multiple personal challenges, and it creates for her a deep sense of trust that things will be OK, and the storm will settle.

This conversation will help you

• Quieten the noise during crises so you can hear the guidance that's already there
• Transform personal pain into purpose by channelling your hard-won knowledge and experience into meaningful support for others
• Create inner peace during turbulence by stepping back, abiding in what matters most to you, and trusting that clarity will emerge when you stop forcing solutions

Highlights

• [00:08:52] Silence the storm
• [00:12:32] The healing power of helping
• [00:17:40] Living a faith-based life
• [00:20:16] The conspiracy of improbabilities
• [00:22:16] How Ronnel sees God
• [00:29:36] When doors close, there is a reason
• [00:32:25] What it takes to trust unconditionally
• [00:38:07] Do you choose to be a victim or a warrior?
• [00:41:03] Forgiveness
• [00:45:48] What Fearless Forward means for Ronel

Resources

• Connect with Ronel via LinkedIn
• Connect with Sally-Anne via LinkedIn
• The Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success, by Deepak Chopra