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 »

New Global Mind is a video podcast exploring leadership and strategic transition for systems transformation. The series forms part of New Global Mind — an evolving field of inquiry and strategic sense‑making focused on how societies, organisations, and economies evolve under conditions of complexity. Each episode features cross‑disciplinary conversations with senior leaders and experts across systems science and living systems theory, political economy and finance, human behaviour and decision systems, governance and institutional architecture, and futures literacy and anticipatory thinking. New Global Mind explores how shifts in worldview, governance, and system architecture enable fundamentally new economic, social, and ecological outcomes. Through grounded, in‑depth dialogue, the podcast examines how leadership, cognition, communication, and strategic decision‑making are evolving, and clarifies practical pathways… Read more »