In the first episode of Carrying It, Phil Scott speaks with Paul Thompson, a commercial talent consultant who has spent years observing how people change as responsibility grows.

Together they explore the patterns that emerge when pressure moves through organisations: the leaders who absorb it, the people who quietly carry it, and the ways responsibility can shape behaviour long before anyone notices the impact.

The conversation touches on burnout, culture, promotion, hidden leadership, and the difference between the people who achieve results and the people who hold teams together.

If responsibility doesn't disappear but simply moves, where does it go?

Responsibility doesn't disappear. It shifts, and someone carries it.

That's true inside organisations, but it's also true in society. Every episode of Carrying It supports organisations working to improve how responsibility and mental health are understood and supported in real systems.

You can learn more about the organisations we're supporting through the links below.

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/local-minds/

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/

In this episode of Carrying It, Phil Scott speaks with Stephen Rose, CEO of Render Networks, about one of leadership's hardest realities: responsibility often reaches further than your ability to see its effects.

Together they explore what happens as organisations grow and leaders become increasingly distant from the people and decisions they influence. The conversation examines why some distance is necessary, where it becomes dangerous, and how leaders can stay connected without becoming controlling.

They discuss trust, one-to-ones, employee engagement, decision-making, organisational culture, and the small everyday interactions that often have the biggest impact on how people experience work.

If responsibility travels further than visibility, how do leaders make sure they still notice where it lands?

Responsibility doesn't disappear. It shifts, and someone carries it.

That's true inside organisations, but it's also true in society. Every episode of Carrying It supports organisations working to improve how responsibility and mental health are understood and supported in real systems.

You can learn more about the organisations we're supporting through the links below.

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/local-minds/

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/

In this episode of Carrying It, Phil Scott speaks with Issy Hathaway, an events and marketing coordinator early in her career, about what responsibility feels like when you experience it long before you have much control over it.

Together they explore the pressure of being expected to have answers, the constant comparison that comes with early careers, and how leadership behaviours shape confidence, ambition and self-belief in ways that often go unnoticed.

The conversation touches on workplace culture, promotions, self-doubt, social media, career progression, and the quiet decisions people make when they no longer feel valued.

If every generation inherits more than responsibility alone, what are we passing down to the people learning to carry it?

Responsibility doesn't disappear. It shifts, and someone carries it.

That's true inside organisations, but it's also true in society. Every episode of Carrying It supports organisations working to improve how responsibility and mental health are understood and supported in real systems.

You can learn more about the organisations we're supporting through the links below.

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/local-minds/

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/

In this episode of Carrying It, Phil Scott speaks with Tony Davies, a primary school headteacher, about what responsibility feels like when the people affected are impossible to emotionally distance yourself from.

Together they explore the realities of leading a school where decisions ripple through children, families and staff, and where the consequences rarely end when the school day does. The conversation examines moral distress, difficult compromises, and what it means to keep caring when there are no perfect outcomes.

They discuss school leadership, shrinking resources, safeguarding, wellbeing, and the growing responsibilities schools now carry beyond education itself.

If responsibility feels different when you can't stop seeing its consequences, how do you keep carrying it without losing yourself?

Responsibility doesn't disappear. It shifts, and someone carries it.

That's true inside organisations, but it's also true in society. Every episode of Carrying It supports organisations working to improve how responsibility and mental health are understood and supported in real systems.

You can learn more about the organisations we're supporting through the links below.

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/local-minds/

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/

In this episode of Carrying It, Phil Scott speaks with Paul Alexander, Vice President and Managing Director of Nokia UK & Ireland, about what happens to responsibility as organisations grow.

Together they explore how responsibility changes when it moves through layers, functions and countries, and why scale can make the human impact of decisions increasingly difficult to see. The conversation examines matrix organisations, middle management, psychological safety, and the challenge of keeping responsibility visible as it passes from one person to another.

They discuss clarity, ownership, communication, and why the people who translate strategy into meaningful action may be some of the most important leaders in any organisation.

If responsibility becomes harder to feel as organisations become larger, how do we stop it becoming nobody's responsibility?

Responsibility doesn't disappear. It shifts, and someone carries it.

That's true inside organisations, but it's also true in society. Every episode of Carrying It supports organisations working to improve how responsibility and mental health are understood and supported in real systems.

You can learn more about the organisations we're supporting through the links below.

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/local-minds/

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/

In this episode of Carrying It, Phil Scott speaks with Marie Adams, a social prescriber, about what happens when responsibility reaches the limits of organisations, but people are still carrying the consequences.

Together they explore why so many problems can't be solved with a diagnosis or prescription alone, and how listening, trust and community support can help people move forward when there isn't a simple solution. The conversation examines trauma, loneliness, confidence, and the hidden emotional weight people often carry for years before anyone truly hears it.

They discuss social prescribing, prevention, the role of local communities, and why helping someone carry responsibility isn't always about finding a resolution.

If responsibility doesn't end where organisations stop, what does it really mean to help someone carry what's left?

Responsibility doesn't disappear. It shifts, and someone carries it.

That's true inside organisations, but it's also true in society. Every episode of Carrying It supports organisations working to improve how responsibility and mental health are understood and supported in real systems.

You can learn more about the organisations we're supporting through the links below.

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/local-minds/

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/