The Bravery of Softness
Published Date: 30th November, 2025
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Issue 82
Too often, leadership is imagined as standing tall, commanding the room, or holding all the answers. Yet real leadership, the kind that transforms people, cultures, and early childhood services, looks very different.
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Issue 82
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The Bravery of Softness
Leading with Heart in a Hard World
CHRISTINE SAWYER
For the past 20 years, I have been unlearning the myth that leadership means toughness, and discovering that softness, when practised with intention, is the bravest path of all.
Too often, leadership is imagined as standing tall, commanding the room, or holding all the
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