Beaumont People Blog
(By Alma Raheem) One of the things I value most about working in executive search is the chance to spend time with leaders outside of a live recruitment process. More often than not, we meet CEOs at very specific moments, whether that’s appointing a new executive, navigating a period of change, or thinking about succession. Those conversations are important, but they’re usually quite focused on a particular outcome. What we don’t always get the opportunity to do is step back and have a broader conversation about leadership itself. As part of our Leadership Conversations series, I recently sat down with Susanne Legena, CEO of Plan International Australia. Susanne is widely respected in the global social change space, with deep experience across climate justice, gender equality and international development. Alongside her CEO role, she is Chair of the Emergency Action Alliance, a Board Director at CommUnity Plus, and has recently joined the board of the Australian Conservation Foundation. I asked Susanne five questions about leadership, executive readiness and where the for-purpose sector is heading. We covered a lot of ground, from AI through to feedback, but what stayed with me most was how often the conversation came back to the same idea: leadership really starts with how you lead yourself. As we spoke, I found myself reflecting on how much of this applies more broadly, so I’ve included a few questions throughout for anyone who wants to pause and consider their own leadership along the way.
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Bridging Purpose and Power: How Tri-Sector Leadership Shapes Modern Influence, Governance, and Impact - a n article series written by Blake Tierney – Non-Executive Director and Former Deputy Chair Blake Tierney is a dynamic leader with over 14 years of experience spanning commercial enterprises, industry associations, and charitable organisations, serving in both executive roles and on boards. His tri-sector expertise enables him to bridge perspectives across government, business, and civil society, driving strategic influence and meaningful change. In this article series, Blake traces the evolution of leadership capability across three stages from influence, to governance, to systems leadership arguing that the future of impact lies in leaders who can navigate and align business, government, and community. It’s about how purpose-led organisations can move beyond passion to performance, and how leaders can use strategic discipline, cross-sector collaboration, and ethical influence to create meaningful, measurable change. In this third and final article, Blake explores collaboration as the new leadership currency for driving collective impact across business, government, and community.
