Claire Glasgow: When Leaders Choose Not to See

What happens when power goes unchecked — and the people in charge choose not to look too closely?

In this episode of The Whole Leader Podcast, I sit down with Claire Glasgow, a solicitor and director at Fieldfisher who represents individuals harmed by powerful systems — from catastrophic injury cases to survivors of sexual assault taking on some of the UK’s most established institutions.

Claire brings a steady, unvarnished perspective shaped by years of seeing what happens when policies aren’t followed, accountability slips, and leadership stops protecting the people it’s meant to serve.

We talk about the real cost of lip-service leadership, the emotional weight of her work, and what it takes to stay self-aware inside systems that often reward the opposite. And underneath all of it is a simple question: how culture is created, and how it unravels.

If you want it a touch more direct or slightly more understated, I can tune the balance.