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In Episode 2 of The Quiet Revolution, we step behind closed doors at The Royal Free London, one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, to witness a profound shift in leadership.

Host Joy Warmington takes us inside the room where Group Chief Executive Peter Landstrom and his executive team stop \"performing\" equality and start confronting the reality of it. In a system that rewards certainty, metrics, and control, Peter admits to feeling like a \"fraud\" and discusses the moment he realised that his own leadership might be upholding the very norms he thought he was challenging.

We also hear from Crystal Akass (former Chief People Officer), the strategist who lit the spark. She explains her radical approach to flip the traditional EDI model on its head: instead of focusing interventions on those experiencing racism, she focused accountability directly on the white leaders who hold the power to dismantle it.

This is not a story about a perfect plan. It is a raw, honest look at the paralysis of white leadership, the \"iceberg of racism,\" and what it takes to build the stamina for a quiet revolution.

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