Jo Eaton on Leadership, Care, and Psychological Safety | GYST Leadership Feature

In this leadership feature, GYST Managing Director Steve Pettit speaks with Jo Eaton, an experienced leader whose career has spanned multiple countries, cultures and organisations, about the role of care in effective leadership and how her partnership with GYST has supported her work in leadership development and building psychologically safe workplace cultures. Jo shares her perspective on psychological safety, her experience working with GYST and the CareFactor program, and the challenges of creating supportive workplace cultures. In this conversation, they explore: • The role of care in effective leadership • Building trust and creating environments where people can learn and grow • Embedding psychological safety into everyday working life • The value of collaboration in leadership development Jo also reflects on her partnership with GYST across the organisations she has worked with and shares advice for leaders looking to make care a meaningful part of their leadership practice.