Episode 1 — Conditions Before Pressure

In this first Hyper Leadership episode of Series 8, Max Kent and Dr Charlotte de Brabandt explore why leaders often default to pressure — and why real growth depends on the conditions you create, not the force you apply.

Drawing from Max’s new book Don’t Shout at the Vegetables, they unpack:

• why teams react the way they do
• what leaders can influence (and what they can’t)
• the environments that allow people to perform at their best
• how calm leadership beats pressure-driven management
• what AP, Finance and Procurement teams need to grow sustainably

A grounding conversation for anyone leading a team in a high‑pressure environment — and the perfect starting point for this season’s deep dive into behaviour, clarity, patterns and modern leadership.