At our last catch up, my coaching partner and I reflected on the need to accept when your personal leadership challenge has come to its natural end. For her, she felt like she had taken her challenge as far as it could go, for me, my challenge wasn’t really engaging…

For my leadership challenge, I set myself the goal of learning about the South of Scotland region, my new home and the geographic remit of my job at an economic development agency. By bringing a greater understanding of the local context to my work, I hope I will be able…

Learning from a countryside ramble Hello, my name is Alex, and, just like everyone else on the planet, 2020 was not what I expected. Six months ago, triggered by the pandemic, I left the city and moved to (relatively) rural Scotland, back to the farm where my husband grew up. Four months ago, I took…