Sometimes the hardest lessons in business are the ones that test your self-awareness. In this solo episode of Busting Roadblocks, Janet Charteris shares a personal story about ambition, ego, and timing - when saying “yes” to a great opportunity looked right on paper but didn’t work in practice. After being headhunted for a senior leadership role, Janet found herself in an environment that wasn’t ready for the structure and commercial discipline she was hired to bring. What followed was ...
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Sometimes the hardest lessons in business are the ones that test your self-awareness. In this solo episode of Busting Roadblocks, Janet Charteris shares a personal story about ambition, ego, and timing - when saying “yes” to a great opportunity looked right on paper but didn’t work in practice. After being headhunted for a senior leadership role, Janet found herself in an environment that wasn’t ready for the structure and commercial discipline she was hired to bring. What followed was ...
Crisis, Command & Ego: When the Boss Shouldn't Lead
Busting Road Blocks
26 minutes
4 months ago
Crisis, Command & Ego: When the Boss Shouldn't Lead
When crisis hits, your business doesn’t need hierarchy - it needs clarity. In this episode of Busting Roadblocks, I sit down with Dave, a former rescue helicopter paramedic with 25 years of high-stakes experience, now a crisis management consultant. We unpack a real-world example where the person with the title wasn’t the right person for the job - and how ego, emotion, and poor self-awareness nearly derailed the crisis response. You’ll learn: ✅ Why BAU leadership structures can fail un...
Busting Road Blocks
Sometimes the hardest lessons in business are the ones that test your self-awareness. In this solo episode of Busting Roadblocks, Janet Charteris shares a personal story about ambition, ego, and timing - when saying “yes” to a great opportunity looked right on paper but didn’t work in practice. After being headhunted for a senior leadership role, Janet found herself in an environment that wasn’t ready for the structure and commercial discipline she was hired to bring. What followed was ...
