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Vulnerability and Leadership
Nine months has passed since sharing the news of my leadership position. I’ve been really enjoying my role and working on some challenging and innovative stuff. I had every intention of writing monthly but, (“easy cop out”) my creative juices definitely were being overspent on other things from building a brand new team to renovating my new house. I’ve worked on some super cool things which I’ll share in a follow up article, including being central to helping a startup raise over £1million in VC (venture capital) funding! I also won an award for Top 20 Digital Innovators in Europe 2021 and was named as a Top 10 Rising Star in Tech. There’s been many highlights!
I’m firmly in the camp of people who have ploughed themselves into work from the onset of covid last year. In reality, the long hours at my two computer screens, juggling all the things I do inside and outside of work, trying to keep sane as a person who lives alone and stay away from the fridge (especially whilst the gyms were closed), whilst also caring for my late grandmother who had cancer, all took its toll. It’s been a transitional year.
The recent death of my grandmother, who I cared for up until her last moments, really hit me and in the run up of her imminent death, I had to get comfortable with being the most vulnerable I’ve ever been with my fellow leaders, team and senior leadership. This made me…
