# Julia Middleton
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Julia Mary Middleton (née Morland; 21 April 1958) is the founder and Innovation Officer of Common Purpose, an international charity that runs leadership development programmes across the world. The charity's aims are to "develop leaders who can cross boundaries, both at work and in society."
She is a campaigner for the progression of diverse leaders in civil society.
== Early life and education ==
Born in Lambeth, Middleton is the daughter of Agnes (née Whowell) and Eric Morland.
228. How Poverty is a Big Piece of My Essence and Shapes My Approach to Leading
In this episode of the Women Emerging Podcast, Julia Middleton sits down with Fatou to explore one of the most profound influences on how we lead: growing up with poverty as part of our essence.
For Fatou, poverty is far more than a lack of money. It is a way of seeing the world that can shape ge...
229. When Student Life Gets in the Way of Leading
In this episode of the Women Emerging Podcast, Julia Middleton sits down with Iris Lin, an Explorer from the Global Changemakers 2 expedition, to explore how our experience of education can continue to shape the way we approach leading.
For Iris, being a good student meant believing that preparat...
230. Unpacking The Hidden Risk of Empathetic Leadership
In this episode of the Women Emerging Podcast, Julia Middleton sits down with Janice to explore one of the questions many women face as they begin leading others: can empathy ever become too much?
Together, they begin by affirming something fundamental: empathy is essential. We are leading peopl...
231. Are You Ever Too Young To Lead?
In this episode of the Women Emerging Podcast, Julia Middleton sits down with Ema to look back at a leading journey that began when she was just 12 years old. Together, they explore what Ema now knows about leading across generations, staying true to herself and beginning before she felt entirely...
232. Vulnerability Does Not Require Full Exposure
In this episode of the Women Emerging Podcast, Julia Middleton sits down with Njeri Margaret to explore why vulnerability matters when we lead—and why it must come with boundaries.
Together, they begin with what vulnerability makes possible. It allows people to relate to the person behind the tit...
234. Taking Space and Creating Space for Others While Leading
In this episode of the Women Emerging Podcast, Julia Middleton sits down with documentary filmmaker Justine to explore how the 4Es helped her find language for questions of existence, confidence and taking space.
During the Brussels City Expedition, Justine began looking more closely at her esse...
235. How Leading With Uncertainty Built the First Women Emerging City Expedition
n this episode of the Women Emerging Podcast, Julia Middleton sits down with Smahane, Expedition Leader of the first Women Emerging city expedition, held in Brussels, to reflect on what it took to lead 20-plus women leaders through months of uncertainty — and what came out the other side.
Smahan...
236. What Leading Expeditions Taught Me About Building Online Teams
What does it take to build virtual teams?
In the first episode of our new series on building teams, Julia Middleton, founder of Women Emerging, speaks to Funmi Adeymi who has built and worked with teams across countries and continents, often without ever being physically together. They explore wh...
‘Get out of your depth and make change’ with Julia Middleton
In this episode of 'Climate Politics 2026', CCA's Lydia Stevens interviews author, podcast host and founder of ’Women Emerging’ Julia Middleton. In this interview. Julia shares how rethinking leadership and generational gaps in knowledge can transform our approaches to climate action. In 2024, Ju...
