In this episode, Dr Sam Collins explores what she calls The Great Pretence; the collective performance through which organisations, institutions and professions maintain the appearance of progress while often relying on systems that are no longer fit for purpose.

Drawing on her work with senior women leaders, Sam examines why so many women spend years trying to fix themselves when the real challenge is the environment they're operating within.

Most importantly, she explores the three paths available when you finally see the truth:

Change it. Leave it. Or create something new.

Because awareness may make you angry. But it can also become the beginning of freedom.

• What The Great Pretence really is.

• Why many women mistake systemic problems for personal failures.

• How organisational and social systems shape behaviour and opportunity.

• The hidden cost of keeping broken systems running.

• The difference between coping with a system and changing it.

• The three paths available when a system is no longer working: Change It, Leave It, or Create Something New.

• A practical exercise to help you take action within the next 24 hours.

About Dr Sam Collins

Dr Sam Collins is a speaker, author and founder of Aspire. For more than 25 years she has worked with women around the world to help them lead change, navigate transitions and create lives and careers with greater meaning, impact and freedom. She is the creator of the global Choose Freedom movement, which encourages women to reclaim their agency, shape the future and make a difference in the worlds they touch.

Connect with Dr Sam Collins

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