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Martin Palethorpe discusses the importance of consciousness in leadership and systemic change.

What if the most powerful lever for systemic change isn’t strategy — but consciousness? Martin shares his journey from early corporate success and burnout to becoming a leadership coach focused on inner transformation. Together, we explore how conditioning, ego, fear, and inherited patterns shape the way leaders show up — and how shifting those patterns can ripple outward into organisations, politics, and even global issues like climate change. From the “fleas in the jar” analogy to lessons learned racing to the North Pole, this conversation invites us to rethink leadership not as a role, but as a way of being — one that begins within. About Our Guest: Martin Palethorpe is a transformational leadership coach and retreat facilitator who works with conscious leaders and changemakers to cut through mental noise, find clarity, and lead with greater authenticity and impact. With more than 25 years’ experience coaching senior leaders across global corporations, fast-growing start-ups, and mission-driven organisations, Martin brings a rare blend of strategic rigour and deep inner work to his practice. His journey has taken him from corporate technology executive and co-founder of a…

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Host: Humanitarian Changemakers Network

Guest: Martin Palethorpe

Topics covered

• leadership
• consciousness
• systemic change
• inner transformation
• ego
• climate change

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