Human before Leader
Rethinking leadership for a new world of work

Our latest article in TJ Magazine.

“Think leadership is just about performance? Think again. Sara Hope and Emily Cosgrove show how empathy, connection, and courageous conversations are helping leaders ditch the old-school playbook for a new approach.”  

We make the case for rethinking leadership in today’s world of work, where people are craving connection, not just competence. It’s a call to put presence, awareness, and vulnerability at the heart of how we lead.

When leaders show up as humans first, when they are curious, compassionate, and able to hold meaningful conversations, everything shifts: engagement deepens, performance improves, and inclusion becomes lived, not just stated.

We’re also excited to include a case study from our collaboration with Boots, who are actively reshaping how they develop their leaders.

Thanks to Emily Davies, L&D Manager, for kindly sharing the practical aspects of why they’ve chosen to invest time and resource into this kind of work, what they’ve done, and the impact it’s having

You can read the full article here.