Senior leadership roles demand consistent high-intensity cognitive output. Yet, for women navigating the menopause transition, their underlying biology is shifting in a way that makes this harder to sustain impacting every aspect of their life and their ability to carry out their role to the best of their ability.

It’s not just about hormones; it is a profound metabolic imbalance that changes how bodies produce energy and handle stress. When this biological reality collides with a demanding schedule of back-to-back meetings and high-pressure cycles, it creates a physical toll that directly impacts performance:

• Mental sharpness: Instead of reliable focus, leaders experience unpredictable energy crashes, brain fog, and difficulty pushing through decision fatigue.

• Stamina & resilience: Their biological ‘stress buffer’ shrinks. The same pressures now hit harder, and recovering from a demanding week takes significantly longer.

• Retention risk: The avoidable loss of highly capable talent when leaders feel their physical capacity is diminishing, causing them to exit the business prematurely.