
Leading Across Borders: The Lioness Effect in a Global Health Context
Leadership no longer stops at national borders. This is particularly true in global health, pharma, or the life sciences, where recent events have shown us
When others speak for us, at best our stories are miss-told,
and at worst we are rendered silent
As leaders, we are often praised for our strength, our consistency, and our determination. But what if the real measure of leadership isn’t how solid we stand, but how gracefully we move?
We are halfway through the year. For many, the last six months have been marked by disruption, readjustment, and fatigue. The temptation can be to dig in deeper, to grit our teeth and push through. But in my experience, this is rarely where transformation lives.

Leadership no longer stops at national borders. This is particularly true in global health, pharma, or the life sciences, where recent events have shown us

For decades, leadership in many organisations has been framed as a role of restraint. The ideal leader was described as rational, controlled, and always “professional”—as

This article is for every leader who has walked into a room, scanned the table, and realised: I am the only one like me here.

When we hear the phrase executive presence, many imagine someone commanding the room—the loudest voice at the table, the sharpest suit, the firmest handshake. But

We often think of presence as something physical. Being “in the room.” Sharing the same table. Reading the body language between the lines. But in

Remote work promised freedom. No commute. More flexibility. Space to think. And for many leaders, it delivered those things—at least at first. But here’s the