In the first episode of Carrying It, Phil Scott speaks with Paul Thompson, a commercial talent consultant who has spent years observing how people change as responsibility grows.

Together they explore the patterns that emerge when pressure moves through organisations: the leaders who absorb it, the people who quietly carry it, and the ways responsibility can shape behaviour long before anyone notices the impact.

The conversation touches on burnout, culture, promotion, hidden leadership, and the difference between the people who achieve results and the people who hold teams together.

If responsibility doesn't disappear but simply moves, where does it go?

Responsibility doesn't disappear. It shifts, and someone carries it.

That's true inside organisations, but it's also true in society. Every episode of Carrying It supports organisations working to improve how responsibility and mental health are understood and supported in real systems.

You can learn more about the organisations we're supporting through the links below.

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/local-minds/

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/