The Brave Next Step
Emma Canter
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Creating Psychological Safety Under Pressure
In this episode, I’m sharing a reflective learning moment from one of my most extreme leadership testing grounds, supporting my son in his ambitions as an athlete.It has had me thinking deeply about…
The Leadership Skill That Makes Accountability Feel Safer
In this episode, I’m talking about accountability, one of those words we use all the time in business, but often mean very different things by it. Rather than seeing accountability as something…
Legacy, Impact and the Leaders Who Change Everything
In this episode, I’m joined by Leah Boxell, CEO and founder of Enable Lists, for a conversation about legacy, impact and the people who shape us often without realising just how much they have done.…
Failure, Mistakes and Unintended Outcomes
In this reflective episode, I’m talking about failure, or more specifically, whether we are sometimes too quick to call something a failure before we have actually understood what it came to teach…
Gratitude as a Leadership Habit
In this episode, I’m taking a slightly lighter route, inspired by a book that made me laugh, made me feel a little bit seen, and reminded me how easy it is to question what success is supposed to…
Change Is Easier When You Stop Doing It Alone
In this episode, I’m talking about change, and why it can feel so much harder than we expect, even when we genuinely want it. Whether you’re trying to shift something in yourself, your team, or a…
The Energy Emotion Matrix for Leaders
In this episode, I’m exploring a simple but powerful tool that can help us understand how we’re really doing as leaders. I’m talking about the energy emotion matrix, how our energy and emotions work…
Leadership Is Always On Stage
In this episode, I’m talking about something easy to forget and impossible to escape as a leader, people are always watching. Not in a dramatic way, but in the everyday moments that quietly shape how…
Ten Years On, What Leadership Has Taught Me About Burnout, Fear And Starting Again
In this episode, I’m reflecting on a few milestones that stopped me in my tracks, ten years since leaving corporate employment, the end of the first quarter of 2026, and the realisation that both…
Honesty, Kindness, And The Courage To Have The Conversation
In this episode, I’m talking about something so many leaders wrestle with, challenging conversations. The ones we know we need to have, but would often rather avoid. I explore why we so often frame…
Resilience Is Not About Bouncing Back
In this episode, I’m reflecting on resilience from a deeply personal angle, after a sudden change of plans gave me an unexpected week back. I talk about the pressure so many of us feel to fill every…
The Power Of Silence In Leadership
In this episode, I’m talking about something that can feel surprisingly uncomfortable, silence. Not the awkward kind we rush to fill, but the kind that creates space for better thinking, deeper…
Leadership, Mental Health, And The Courage To Slow Down with Steve Hoblyn
In this episode, I’m joined by Steve Hoblyn for a thoughtful, honest conversation about leadership, mental health, and what happens when life forces us to stop pretending we’re fine.We talk about…
Why Boundary Changes Create Resistance At Work
Changing your boundaries at work can feel surprisingly uncomfortable, not just for you but for the entire organisation around you. In this episode, I explore what actually happens when a leader…
Boundaries At The Interface
Last week, I explored boundaries from a personal perspective. This time, I’m widening the lens and looking at what boundaries really mean when you’re leading a team or a function. Because whether we…
When to Say Yes, When to Say No, A Leader’s Guide to Boundaries (part one)
I realised, slightly to my surprise, that we had never recorded a dedicated episode on boundaries. Considering how often this shows up in my work with leaders and HR professionals, it felt well…
The Accidental CEO and the Myth of Readiness with Jenny Burns
In this episode, I’m joined by Jenny Burns, CEO of Magnetic, for an honest and energising conversation about what it really means to “accidentally” step into the CEO role.Jenny shares her journey…
Dependency, A Psychodynamic Perspective on Leadership
This is part two of my exploration into dependency, and this time I’m approaching it through a psychodynamic lens. I reflect on how our earliest experiences of care and survival shape the way we…
Dependency, Independence and Interdependence in Leadership
This episode came straight from real life. As I watched my son move from dependence to independence, it made me pause and reflect on how dependency shows up in leadership and in the workplace. What…
Calling Out Power: Ethics, Lobbying, and Leading With Conviction
I sat down with Gabe Winn, founder of Blakeney, and honestly, his career path is a full plot twist marathon. Actor dreams, Accenture, game ranger training in Zimbabwe, then yes, a BBC show that…
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The Brave Next Step has published 60 episodes since May 2025, covering topics in Business, Education.
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