Confessions of a Toxic Leader: From Fear to Compassion

At some point, Nigel realised something uncomfortable: the drive that had propelled him to the top was also damaging the people around him. Behind the polished exterior of a tech CxO was fear, pressure, and a need to please that slowly hardened into control, reactivity, and toxic leadership.

A two-time cancer survivor and the author of The 10 Traits of a Compassionate Leader, Nigel shares his raw journey from empathetic people-pleaser to toxic executive — and the awakening that changed everything. This is a candid, high-trust conversation about what fear does to leaders, how it leaks into culture, and what it actually takes to choose compassion without losing standards, accountability, or ambition.

Tuesday, 17 March, Nigel joins the FirstHuman Community, in collaboration with The Compassion Exchange, for a mentoring session.