Nov 11, 2022
Imagine being the Chief Executive of
an organisation that exists to take young explorers to
extraordinary destinations - in the world AND in their own lives.
Where the very raison d’être is to explore possibility, take young
people out of their comfort zone and change their lives for the
better. What an opportunity to make a difference!
An opportunity made all the more exceptional when you’re a woman,
leading in a highly male-dominated sector, and the first female CEO
in the 90 year history of the organisation.
Honor Wilson-Fletcher is a servant leader, driven by her mission. A
mission of fairness. Fairness in the workplace. Fairness for
girls and women. And fairness of opportunity to know who you really
are.
Her story begins on a farm in Dorset,
trying to make sense of life as an unhappy child grappling with
mixed expectations. In this deeply personal conversation,
Honor shares how her exploration to find who she really is
began with a move to London, becoming self-sufficient, and learning
to see the world through the eyes of those who saw possibility very
differently to her own experience.
Her raging determination to find places that were fair drove her
ambition to take up her space in the world and become the boss, so
that she could shape the future and create fairness of opportunity
for herself and others.
This episode is for anyone who would like to find their voice, get
more comfortable with discomfort, and own their own space in the
world.
MORE ABOUT MY GUEST: HONOR WILSON-FLETCHER MBE
Honor Wilson-Fletcher MBE is the Chief Executive of the British Exploring Society. Her previous leadership roles, working with young people, included six years as CEO of schools’ charity the Aldridge Foundation and two years at the National Literacy Trust, where she worked on behalf of the Department for Education as Director of the 2008 National Year of Reading. She has also held transformational roles as a Director at Southbank Centre and the British Museum, and has a background in PR & publishing - working for Waterstones, Transworld, Hodder Children’s Books, Penguin and BOL.com. She has served on charitable boards and as a school governor since her twenties, including the National Literacy Trust, Edinburgh International Literature Festival, Arts Council England, Catch-22 and Enabling Enterprise. She is currently an Advisor to SkillsBuilder.
Honor’s full bio and contact details
can be found on her personal guest page.
ABOUT YOUR HOST: SUE REVELL
Sue is on a mission to STOP women playing small so that they can create the legacy they want to leave in the world. With over 30 years coaching and leadership experience, Sue loves nothing more than disrupting the unhelpful thinking that often holds women back, so that they can think, dream and BE bigger in leading the change they want to see. Coaching internationally, Sue’s clients are primarily world-changing women who want to lead with confidence, increase their impact and live a life that matters.
TO CONNECT WITH / HEAR MORE FROM SUE:
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RESOURCES REFERENCED IN THIS
EPISODE:
Book a “Mission Possible” exploration call with Personal Leadership Coach, Sue Revell
Find Your Fire - an introduction to the British Exploring Society