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Long-read: From leaders to leadership
Why this article has no author's name on it, and what that has to do with burnout, funding, and the kind of organisations that actually change anything. You'll notice there's no single name at the top of this piece. That's deliberate, and by the end we hope it will make complete sense. What follows is an argument that the way we usually do leadership (finding one impressive person, putting them out front, telling the world "they did this") and compensating them generously for
Jun 1911 min read


There is very little joy to be had right now - this is the moment learning is lost
We are all residing in, or perhaps between, countries which are either oppressing other countries, or their own people - or in ones which are being oppressed by others. One of the countries realife is based in, the UK, is complicit in ongoing genocide, and now a further illegal war on top of its leading and contribution to many past and present atrocities. In how we show up for work in justice focused organisations, the joy feels particularly far away. The realife team has wa
Mar 62 min read
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