Can emotional intelligence scale a business faster than strategy ever could?
Anouk Darling didn’t follow the usual path to CEO. From luxury brands at LVMH to purpose-built student living at Scape, her story is a masterclass in leading with heart, especially when the world shuts down.
In this episode, we talk:
Boardroom agility during crisis
Why emotional connection isn’t a “soft” skill
Reinventing leadership across industries
Letting go of perfection, embracing presence
The power of mentorship and real conversations
If you lead teams, brands, or boardrooms - this one’s for you.
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Would definitely. That just owning your superpower, like, yeah, onto it and harnessing it and going for it and not trying to lean into everything else. Um, and also just that message that, you know, you are enough. I think for women in particular, it's very hard. I think we are not sure. I think we have an environment where we get spoken to differently. I think even when we, you know, if we get things wrong, even the dialogue is much harsher and a woman when they get something wrong than on a man, quite often it's like, yeah, don't worry mate, I'll be right. I don't know, woman, it's like you did what, Well, how did this happen? It's not good enough. You know, there's still a dialogue. So just knowing that you're enough and stick at it.
