Unprocessed trauma is a governance risk — especially in times of sustained uncertainty. But there is a second, often unspoken dimension of leadership in complexity: the capacity to access deeper judgement, intuition, and purpose — the “hidden chamber” that sits beneath the surface of rational decision-making. In this conversation, Amy Elizabeth Fox, CEO Mobius Executive Leadership and I explore both. We discuss how unprocessed trauma at senior levels manifests as reactivity, short-termism, control dynamics, and fragmented execution — ultimately undermining decision quality, trust, and resilience. And we examine the other side of the equation: how leaders who are internally coherent are better able to access signal in the noise — to sense direction, align action over time, and lead… Read more »