Forget power plays and performative confidence, the most effective leaders today are part strategist, part space-holder. In this thoughtful piece, lawyer-mediator and lecturer Leah Brown unpacks how thinking like a mediator helps leaders listen better, lead bravely, and create space for real solutions to emerge.

You don’t have to shrink your voice to avoid labels. You can lead with clarity, strength and presence - and still be unapologetically you.