From leadership to stewardship

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In a time when organisations face complex challenges and growing expectations, the traditional idea of leadership — centred on vision, authority, and decision-making — is being called into question. What if, instead of leading from the front, we learned to steward what we are asked to care for?

​Stewardship invites us to see organisations not as tools to achieve personal or collective goals, but as living systems we care for. A steward acts with humility and awareness, recognising that their role is temporary and their responsibility is to sustain, nurture, and pass on something greater than themselves.

​This shift — from leadership to stewardship — transforms our relationship to organisations. Instead of asking “Who is in charge?” we begin to ask “What is ours to care for?” Responsibility becomes shared, not delegated. Ownership becomes a feeling of belonging and co-responsibility, rather than control.

​In this webinar, we will explore together:

• ​How stewardship differs from leadership — in mindset, practice, and culture.

• ​What changes when we view organisations as ecosystems to be tended rather than machines to be driven.

• ​How this shift can deepen our sense of ownership, accountability, and meaning at work.

​Join us for this webinar about how moving from leading to stewarding can open new ways of being in relationship — with ourselves, our organisations, our colleagues, and the world we serve.