Danielle Handley left her comfort zone in 2022 – moving from a long-term senior manager position in the insurance industry to a brand-new role in a company expanding into healthcare.

But by the time she arrived at the offices of international healthcare and health insurance company BUPA, the executive who had hired her six months before and the head of corporate strategy had left. She was without a sponsor, without a boss, and she was asked to lead a new strategic program of company transformation.