🗓️ Tuesday 2nd December 2025
🕐 13:30 - 14:30 GMT
📍 Online
Join Dawn Newman from the Agile Business Consortium and Lucy Lewin, Founder of The Profitable Nursery Academy & Little Angels Uppingham as they challenge the myth of perfection in leadership and explore how “failing first” creates the foundations for real progress.
In a live fireside chat, Lucy will draw on her lived experience and how she reframes failure as an essential part of innovation and improvement. Attendees will walk away with practical strategies to build psychological safety, embrace accountability, and turn setbacks into systems for success.
What to Expect
- Thought-provoking discussion on how “failing first” can be a catalyst for innovation and continuous improvement.
- Practical advice on creating psychological safety within teams to foster experimentation and growth.
- Insights into how leaders can model vulnerability and accountability without losing credibility or confidence.
Key Takeaways
- Understand why striving for perfection can hinder progress and limit creativity.
- Learn how to reframe “failure” as an opportunity for learning and system improvement.
- Gain strategies to build psychological safety and trust within your teams.
- Leave with a renewed mindset that embraces adaptability, reflection, and real-world growth over perfectionism.
Who should attend?
- Leaders and managers, looking to strengthen resilience and trust within their teams.
- Agile practitioners and coaches, aiming to nurture continuous learning and experimentation.
- Educators and business founders, navigating complex challenges and growth.
- HR professionals & people leaders, building cultures of safety and accountability.
- Anyone, seeking to redefine their relationship with failure and lead with authenticity.
Speakers:
Dawn Newman
As part of her role in Communities Engagement at The Agile Business Consortium, Dawn is dedicated to fostering collaboration and connection within the agile community. Dawn supports members by curating resources, facilitating knowledge sharing, and encouraging networking, ensuring that the right tools and guidance are available to help individuals and teams thrive in their pursuit of business agility.
Dawn has over 15 years of experience in digital transformation, professional development, and community building. Her career has seen her work across various industries, where she has successfully driven initiatives that bring people together to solve complex problems, enhance digital capabilities, and champion organisational change.
Outside of her professional life, Dawn enjoys spending time with animals, listening to live music and making things from string and yarn. She is also a keen advocate for lifelong learning and personal development, always seeking opportunities to expand her knowledge and skills.
Lucy Lewin
Lucy Lewin is the founder of The Profitable Nursery Academy and Little Angels Uppingham, and creator of the soon-to-launch software platform transforming how early years leaders run their businesses. A certified Gallup Strengths Coach, international speaker, and advocate for sustainable leadership, Lucy empowers entrepreneurs and educators to move from overwhelmed to over the moon through simple yet effective systems, courageous conversations, and a growth-minded approach to failure.