The Juggle No One Talks About in Leadership

Описание: Are you a leader who is also a parent, a carer, a daughter, a son, a partner, a human being with responsibilities beyond the school gates?

Have you ever had that moment where your phone rings in the middle of the school day and your heart sinks?
Not because it’s Ofsted.
But because it’s home.

This video is for leaders who are carrying professional responsibility while quietly managing personal pressures that don’t pause just because the working day has started. Sick children. Elderly parents. Family crises. Life happening alongside safeguarding meetings, parent complaints, inspections and endless decisions.

We talk honestly about the juggle so many leaders live with but rarely name. The reality of trying to be everything to everyone, holding it all together at work while things at home feel fragile or urgent. And how that constant pulling in multiple directions can slowly, quietly lead towards burnout.

I explore the warning signs we often ignore irritability, exhaustion, tension in the body, everything feeling urgent, the sense that even small things feel overwhelming. Not as personal failures, but as signals that the load has become too heavy.

This video invites you to question a powerful belief many leaders hold: that you have to be responsible for everything and everyone. That if you step back, delegate, or ask for support, something will fall apart or your leadership will be judged.

We reflect on what it really means to lead through a season of life that is hard. The difference between being responsible for everything and being an enabler. The courage it takes to speak to someone, to set boundaries, to say no kindly, and to allow “good enough” to be enough for now.

This isn’t about lowering standards or caring less.
It’s about protecting yourself so you can keep going as a leader and as a human being.

If you’re juggling work and home, feeling stretched in every direction, or quietly wondering how much longer you can keep this up, this is for you.

You don’t have to be infallible.
You don’t have to carry it alone.
And you don’t have to earn your worth through burnout.
✨ If parts of this felt close to home, take a moment with it.

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