Hello again,
There’s a LOT going on at Mission Equality HQ currently; new team members, a new Black Paper we’re about to release. The following is also something we’ve recently formalised based on a big chunk of the work we’ve been doing over the past three years…
Most organisations talk about values but very few actually operationalise them, well. And almost none have a mechanism to fix it when the source of organisational harm - and values misalignment - sits at the very top.
Let me be blunt…
Systems don’t fail because people are inherently ‘bad’, they fail because the power that exists in an organisation isn’t truly aligned with accountability, clarity, and behavioural consistency. In plain speak: When power remains concentrated at the top, despite systems (frameworks, policies, processes etc.) designed for this to be different, those systems will fail.
That’s exactly why I’ve spent the best part of 3 years working on what we now call the Executive Reset - a six-month, embedded leadership transformation designed for organisations that:
Can’t sustain growth because leadership behaviour - especially at the very top - is unpredictable.
See repeated harm even with good intentions.
Have a founder or CEO whose actions and impact don’t match their ideals (or the organisation’s values).
Need strategic, operational, and cultural coherence and not just another training programme.
Again, let me be clear: This is not coaching, nor is it a workshop series or facilitated leadership sessions. The Executive Reset is a full leadership recalibration at the point where it actually matters…with the CEO/Founder/Senior Executive who needs it most.
Why This Matters Now
Over the past three years, we’ve seen a clear pattern in the work we do with organisations: Organisations with strong missions falter not because of strategy gaps, but because the leadership architecture is unstable and not fit to lead towards their vision.
If your leadership can’t withstand accountability, stress or sustained decision-making pressure (and understand how to absorb, assimilate, process and thrive through this individually), the rest of organisation will absorb that instability downstream - in staff wellbeing, retention, execution and organisational culture and reputation.
The Executive Reset tackles the root cause, and not the symptoms.
A Glimpse Into the Process
Here’s what the six month reset looks like - at a glance:
Behavioural Reset with Leadership: A structured process to build emotional regulation, grounded authority, and decision hygiene.
Systems and Structure Redesign: Embedding accountability, clarity, and decision protocols that hold at all levels, especially senior leadership!!
Cultural Operationalisation: Translating values into norms, rituals, and organisational practices.
Stability Architecture: Installing structural safeguards so harm from above doesn’t destabilise the whole organisation.
This is the work most leaders know they need, but don’t yet have a way to access (or the courage to pursue it).
Who This Is For
You’ll recognise this if:
You’re responsible for organisational health but feel stuck in cycles of harm you can’t name.
Your leadership team is stabilised, but one core hand is still shaking the system.
You value accountability but lack the structural tools to embed it.
You’ve tried coaching, retreats, or values workshops - and the symptoms returned.
If any of these resonate, the root isn’t distant…it’s right at the centre (or the top!).
Ready to Reset?
I’m opening a limited number of Executive Reset engagements in Q1 of 2026; I already have 3 introductory calls booked in the first half of January.
To get started:
👉 Book an initial conversation with me, Lea - we’ll help pinpoint where the instability lives, and what it would take to fix it.
👉 Download the Executive Reset Brief - a concise 2-pager you can share with your board, leadership team or HR partner.
Final Thought
Intentions are only as strong as the systems that support them. If you’re serious about justice, equity and equality, start at the place where inequalities are reproduced: Leadership behaviour and organisational architecture.
See you on the path.
In clarity,
Lea
Founder, Mission Equality CIC
