EP. 37 The Formidable Advocate: Kemi Adegboyega on NHS Leadership and Listening to Understand

Send us Fan MailKemi Adegboyega serves as a Band 8 Clinical Matron in NHS cardiology, where she manages teams through immense systemic strain. In this episode, she opens up about how raising a neurodivergent child through a lens of compassion and acceptance has fundamentally reshaped her views on performance and excellence within her clinical staff. We discuss how the fierce advocacy required to fight for her daughter at home has translated into making her a more formidable leader in the hospital boardroom. She also shares her strategy for pitching a new vision to a burnt-out team without sounding like just another out-of-touch management directive. Support the show