This masterclass supports women to lead not by doing more, but by understanding themselves more deeply — creating space for clarity, connection, and sustainable influence.

Women in leadership are shaped by years of influence — cultural expectations, professional norms, personal experiences and values, and survival-based coping strategies. While many of these influences once served us, they can quietly create what I call the subtle injury of influence: internal narratives and emotional responses that limit self-understanding, compassion, and sustainable leadership.

This masterclass introduces Adaptable Sustainable Psychology (ASP) as a practical framework for helping leaders understand how their values, experiences, and emotional responses interact — particularly under pressure or when activated by interpersonal relationships. Through relatable leadership examples and guided reflective exercises, participants will learn how to recognise reactive patterns, build emotional grounding, and develop a clearer, kinder relationship with themselves and those they lead.

 Key Takeaways

Participants will gain:

• Insight into how long-standing influences and values shape leadership behaviour — often without conscious awareness
• An understanding of why emotionally reactive responses are common and how to shift toward more intentional, responsive choices
• Practical grounding skills to support emotional steadiness before engaging in reflection or difficult conversations
• A guided “Who Am I?” exercise to clarify identity beyond roles, expectations, and performance, and to identify habitual coping patterns or internal drivers that may undermine wellbeing or leadership effectiveness — with strategies to recognise and address them early.
• Tools to build a personal internal map that supports sustainable leadership and self-trust
• Strategies to recognise what may challenge this process and how to prepare for it with compassion rather than self-criticism