The power of the Personal Boardroom

“The quality of our life is only as good as the quality of our connections.” - Esther PerelIn this episode of Monday Muse, Harriet Molyneaux explores the idea of the personal boardroom with Kirsty Lynagh, Chief People Officer at Baillie Gifford. Together they reflect on how the relationships we cultivate shape our leadership, offer outside perspective, reveal blind spots and sometimes simply provide the boost we need to move forward.Monday Muse is built on a simple idea: that radical regulation and expanded consciousness create the cognitive capacity to lead. Few things expand us more powerfully than the people we choose to learn from, lean on and be challenged by.Even while navigating a high growth environment and raising a family, Kirsty has intentionally made time to cultivate personal boardroom. There is the colleague who sharpened her commercial thinking. The mentor who holds up a mirror. The husband who grounds her when work feels all consuming. She shares that this has developed her leadership, resilience and building a life where she has no regrets about where she has spent her time. At a time when many leaders feel stretched and increasingly isolated, this is a considered conversation about connection as a source of clarity and capacity.Let’s get musing!