Quick Spoon: Leadership starts feeling difficult

In this Quick Spoon, Ross explores the fourth skill in the McIntosh Leadership Framework: Adaptability. Inspired by a candid reflection from Gabriella Braun, this episode explores what happens when leadership becomes uncertain, messy, political, and deeply human. So many leadership books promise certainty, control, and easy answers. But real leadership often starts feeling difficult at exactly the moment complexity arrives. Ross reflects on what leaders can do when pressure rises, certainty disappears, and their usual ways of coping stop working. And he shares one practical question that can help turn pressure into purposeful action. In this Quick Spoon 🥄 Why leadership becomes harder under uncertainty 🥄 What happens when leaders grip tighter under pressure 🥄 The hidden link between rigidity and reduced impact 🥄 A practical reflection question to try this week Key reflection “Who do I want to be in this moment?” People Soup: Real conversations about work, leadership, and being human — grounded in behavioural science, with practical ideas you can actually use. If this episode resonated with you, please consider following People Soup, leaving a rating or review, or sharing it with someone who might find it useful. Every recommendation helps more people discover practical, evidence-based conversations about work, leadership and being human. Leadership beyond autopilot - The McIntosh ACT Leadership Framework Here's the People Soup Website. And you can subscribe to the People Soup YouTube Channel here. Visit Ross' Website. Connect with Ross on LinkedIn People Soup on Instagram which also features plenty of Ross' photos of the Andalusian life.