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There is a quiet discomfort that comes with changing fields—not because you’re starting from zero, but because you’re starting from experience that no longer fully applies. For years, I worked as a private banker. I faced end clients. I discussed investments, diversification, risk, long-term allocation. My role was clear: understand the client, advise them, take responsibility for the structure of their portfolio. Decisions were debated, justified, refined. The accountability

There is a particular kind of silence that comes with no longer managing people. For years, my days were structured around others. I managed close to 40 Financial Relationship Managers in a large organisation. My calendar was full of conversations, decisions, escalations, coaching moments, performance reviews. Leadership was externalised. You could see its impact—through people, teams, and outcomes that weren’t carried by you alone. Then I moved into a smaller organisation. S