Shifting to Ethical Systems
What a Just Transition Asks of Leaders: Who Benefits, Who Decides, What's Left Behind
In episode 41 of Shifting to Ethical Systems, Jules Harrison-Annear thinks out loud about the distance between a plan and the people the plan is for. How does a commitment made in a meeting room somewhere become something people can actually feel in their lives? And what does ethical leadership ask of us in that distance?
Building the Africa We Want: Why I Said Yes to Nairobi in November 2026
JERICA Co-CEO Jules Harrison-Annear will speak on climate resilience and a just transition at the Reformation Community Leadership Summit in Nairobi on 6 November 2026. Here is why she said yes, and three questions worth asking of any work you lead.
Nobody Made It Alone: Dismantling the Self-Made Myth
In episode 40 of Shifting to Ethical Systems, Esteban Fernandez Drovetta takes apart a story we tell so often it has started to feel like a fact: the story of the self-made person who built something from nothing and owes their success to no one.
Critical Thinking in the Age of AI: Why People Are Still the Investment
In episode 34 of Shifting to Ethical Systems, Esteban Fernandez Drovetta asks where intelligence actually lives in an organisation, a project, or an ecosystem. As our tools grow more capable, he keeps noticing that many leaders trust their own judgement less, and he thinks that is exactly the wrong direction.
Rest as Resistance: Why Sustainable Leadership Requires You to Stop
In episode 27 of Shifting to Ethical Systems, Jules Harrison-Annear makes a case that lands somewhere uncomfortable for a lot of us: rest is not a productivity hack or strategic recovery. It is a non-negotiable part of ethical leadership, and a form of resistance against the extractive systems we are trying to change.
The Art of Saying No: How Boundaries Build Integrity and Trust
In episode 20 of Shifting to Ethical Systems, Jules Harrison-Annear explores one of the hardest things ethical leadership asks of us, saying no, and why getting better at it protects the long-term integrity of what you're building.
Stubborn or Principled? Why Women Leaders Carry Extra Weight in Decisions
In episode 19 of Shifting to Ethical Systems, Jules Harrison-Annear explores something that comes up again and again in conversations with women leaders and female entrepreneurs. It's not just that decisions are hard. It's that the pressure around them is different.
How Small Everyday Decisions Shape the Business You're Building
In episode 18 of Shifting to Ethical Systems, Jules Harrison-Annear explores something that rarely looks dramatic in the moment: the small decisions we make when we're tired, busy, and just trying to get through the day.
Value Driven Leadership and Human Connection at Work: Leading from the Inside Out
“Every person in an organisation holds a form of power: the power to act, and the power not to. The power to name something, or to stay quiet. The power to set a boundary and hold it, or to give it up in small increments because it feels easier in the moment.“
Decision-Making and Communication in Leadership: How to Lead Clearly in Uncertain Times
“In my experience, the leaders who communicate most effectively in difficult moments are the ones who are willing to say: here's what I know, here's what I don't, here's what we're doing and why, and here's how I want us to stay in contact as this develops.“
Collaboration and Organisational Structure: Moving Beyond the Familiar
“In my experience, the leaders who communicate most effectively in difficult moments are the ones who are willing to say: here's what I know, here's what I don't, here's what we're doing and why, and here's how I want us to stay in contact as this develops.“
Leadership Ethics and Moral Courage: Leading with Integrity in a Changing World
Ethical leadership is no longer just about performance or results, it’s about making responsible decisions in complex and uncertain systems. It shows up in everyday choices: how leaders respond to pressure, balance short-term demands with long-term impact, and act with consistency even when there’s no easy answer.
Moral courage is what sustains ethical leadership. It means speaking up, holding boundaries, and staying grounded in your values despite uncertainty or pressure. Over time, these repeated decisions shape culture, trust, and the legacy leaders leave behind.
Why Ethical Leadership Feels Lonely (And Why That Might Be a Good Sign!)
In episode 13 of Shifting to Ethical Systems, Jules Harrison-Annear explores a rarely discussed reality of ethical leadership: loneliness. Not the kind that comes from being alone, but the kind that comes from making choices that don’t follow the norm. Choices that others don’t understand.
How Power Shapes Systems (And How Leaders Can Challenge It Ethically)
In episode 12 of Shifting to Ethical Systems, Jules Harrison-Annear examines how power protects itself: not through direct force, but through distraction, language, and silence. And why every ethical leader needs to be able to recognise these patterns in the systems they work within, and sometimes, uncomfortably, in themselves.
Grief Is Part of the Work: How to Feel, Think, and Act with Integrity
In episode 11 of Shifting to Ethical Systems, Jules Harrison-Annear explores what ethical leadership looks like when leaders are carrying something that rarely gets named in the workplace: grief.
Leadership as Contribution, Not Control
In episode 1 of Shifting to Ethical Systems, Jules Harrison-Annear explores what happens when leadership shifts from holding power to sharing it.