Insights — Notes on Leading from Helena Marsh

05Insights

Short pieces on the things leaders actually ask me about. One or two a month, no newsletter tricks.

The meeting after the meeting

If the real conversation happens in the corridor, your meeting is theatre. How to move the truth back into the room.

New CEOs arrive with a deck. The ones who last arrive with questions and a very short list of promises.

Tempo is a leadership tool. Some decisions improve with a week; some rot. Telling them apart is the job.

The more senior you are, the older your information about yourself. A practical way to shorten the delay.

Accepting three principals — Q4 2026

No deck, no pitch. You talk, I listen, and we both find out whether I am the right person for the next year of your working life.