About this episode

Digby Scott discusses the evolving nature of leadership and the shift from achievement to contentment in later career stages.

Leadership thinker and author Digby Scott joins Zoë Routh for a deep, reflective conversation on leadership transitions, success, and what it truly means to matter. As leaders move into later stages of their careers, familiar formulas begin to lose their power. Hustle becomes exhausting. Achievement feels hollow. The question shifts from What more can I do? to How do I contribute differently now? Drawing on decades of leadership experience, Digby explores the shift from ego to eco, from hero leadership to host leadership, and from achievement to contentment. Together, Zoë and Digby unpack how mature leaders can create leader-full, resilient organizations and meaningful lives, without clinging to authority, identity, or legacy. Key Quotes "Much of what got me here won't get me where I need to go next." - Digby Scott "Leadership matures when we move from ego to eco, from focusing on ourselves to stewarding the whole system." - Digby Scott "Don't try to create a legacy. Do good work, and let what lasts take care of itself." - Digby Scott "Success later in life is less about achievement and more about contentment." - Digby Scott "Practice is the path. You don't need to know where it…

People in this episode

Host: Zoe Routh

Guest: Digby Scott

Topics covered

• leadership transitions
• success
• ego to eco
• hero leadership
• resilient organizations
• contentment

Keywords

• leadership
• transitions
• success
• contentment
• ego
• eco
• resilience

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