Governance in Practice Is Human — If Yours Isn’t, That’s a Red Flag
By: Lisa Coletta Published on: 01/09/2025Governance in Practice is Human - It lives where formal structures and processes meet power dynamics and hierarchy, cultural norms and group behaviours, the Chair/CEO’s tone, organisational history and unspoken rules — and the real level of psychological safety in the room.
What to do when Power Stops Serving Purpose — and Starts Serving Egos
By: Lisa Coletta Published on: 22/08/2025I’ve learned the hard way that power does things to some people. They lose themselves. They grip onto control in ways that are unhealthy — and sometimes unsafe. I’ve seen it in others. And in my younger days, I caught myself edging toward it too.
The Little Versions of Us Still Shape the Choices We Make Today -- Even at the Big Tables!
By: Lisa Coletta Published on: 30/07/2025We don’t just show up as our role — we show up as our accumulated experiences. I know I do. And if you’re honest, you probably do too. That 4-year-old version of me? She learned quickly how to read a room.
Performance Without Safety Isn’t Leadership—It’s Control
By: Lisa Coletta Published on: 11/07/2025We talk about governance, culture, performance. But what about the cost of environments that shut down human emotion? I once worked in an environment so brutal, my leader told me to go home—or go cry in the stairwell—when I showed any emotion. This was quite a few years ago now, back when I was still a junior in the governance world—trying to do the right thing, raise the right flags, and find my feet in systems that didn’t always reward integrity.
