It felt as though the world was in labour, struggling to birth an alternative to our bleak future, but for some reason the child simply refused to be born. My life’s early chapters – as a doctor, a researcher, and later as the CEO of a social justice charity – had left me feeling utterly depleted.

Many of the initiatives I was involved with – as well as the wider world – seemed stuck in a cycle of failing leaders. At first a rising political superstar, a charismatic young activist, or a new, expert CEO inspires hope that things really will change, but then follows a seemingly inevitable process ...

 

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