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A truly remarkable woman and speaker
5 January 2026 By Alison Maitland This was my most-read LinkedIn post of 2025, so I’m posting it here too. SOMETIMES a speaker makes your heart brim over. For me, this was Sarah de Lagarde, who spoke movingly yesterday (18 … Continue reading
Do you have boundaries that hold you back?
30 Oct 2025 By Alison Maitland What boundaries do you have in your life? Are they keeping you safe? Or stopping you from creating the future you hope for? Are they real or imaginary? And what might be possible if … Continue reading
Resilience at London Climate Action Week
What a fantastic group of engaged and engaging change-makers turned up for the online event that Jo Peters and I ran on 23 June for London Climate Action Week! In this taster session for our … Continue reading
Activating hope and resilience for change-makers
25 March 2025 By Alison Maitland You’re a purposeful leader, driven by your values and commitment to make a difference. How do you maintain hope when progress often seems to be going backwards? How do you keep pushing on through … Continue reading
The ‘glass cliff’ for women on boards
3 December 2024, by Alison Maitland Should women leaders resist the offer of a board role that looks precarious and risky for their career? This key question is examined in fascinating new research previewed at an event in London last night … Continue reading
Facilitating a powerful group climate experience
31 October 2024 By Alison Maitland It’s been an emotional rollercoaster – and I don’t use the phrase lightly. Together with fellow coach Nick Martin, I’ve been facilitating a climate action group experience called The Week with these wonderful participants … Continue reading
‘She led me into the dusty corners of my own mind and heart’
19 April 2024 By Alison Maitland Coaching is a deep and personal experience, and it’s not always easy to represent its full impact in words. So it was validating to receive this client’s testimonial that articulates clearly why it … Continue reading
How to strengthen workforce resilience in a turbulent world
14 Feb 2024 By Alison Maitland You’re a leader with influence. You’re aware that people across your organisation are anxious about the future, facing the interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, conflict, polarisation, and rising living costs. What … Continue reading
Eco-anxiety at work: What employers need to do
14 Dec 2023 By Alison Maitland Rising anxiety about the climate and environment is affecting not only young people but workers of all ages. How should employers respond? In this report that I co-authored for The Conference Board, a … Continue reading
Are you a man who wants to see gender equality?
29 Sept 2023 Are you a man who wants to see gender equality at work? Perhaps you’re unsure how best to step in. Or you’re finding it harder than you expected to make headway. In this LinkedIn post, which attracted … Continue reading