There’s a truth most leaders know but rarely say out loud: uncertainty isn’t going away.

It’s accelerating.

AI is rewriting industries, global markets are in constant motion, and people’s expectations of work, leadership and purpose are evolving faster than most organisations can keep up.

We keep chasing clarity.

But in the chase for certainty, many leaders lose what’s even more valuable - confidence.

Right now, most leadership teams I work with are running on fumes. The pressure to “do more with less – and faster” is back on repeat. And yes, the world is moving at breakneck speed. But here’s the trap – expecting your people to adapt at the same rate doesn’t fuel performance, it erodes it.

The answer isn’t more effort. It’s different effort. Intentional interventions that interrupt the cycle.

And one of the simplest, most underestimated interventions?

Role play. Simulation. Scenario.