Welcome to Season 10 of Your Path to Career Success! I’m kicking off this milestone season with The 2026 Leadership Blueprint, a fresh approach to leadership for senior leaders and anyone ready to step up.

This episode isn’t about KPIs or ticking boxes. It’s about directional goals: shaping the capabilities, culture, and legacy that will prepare you and your organisation for 2026 and beyond.

We explore three core shifts:

• Capability Bets — building skills and mindsets for a future you can’t fully predict
• Culture-Shaping — creating an environment where people thrive and innovation flows
• Legacy Thinking — leading with impact that lasts beyond your tenure

This episode was inspired by Nicole Louise Winer, who encouraged me to start this podcast and whose guidance continues to influence my thinking about leadership.

By the end of this episode, you’ll have reflection prompts, practical strategies and a blueprint to start leading differently — today and for the long term.

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 Small reflections now = powerful momentum later.

Next episode: Season 10: Episode 2: From Operator to Architect — Designing Systems, Culture and Strategy That Scale.

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