Clarity in chaos. Sometimes the chaos comes from outside. Markets shift, priorities shift, technology moves faster than organisations can absorb. But sometimes, the chaos is created in the boardroom itself.

Because leadership teams are extremely good at starting. A new strategy. A transformation. An AI initiative. Often all at once.

The harder part? Deciding what stops.

As a CFO, you see the impact directly. Teams stretched too thin. Endless priority lists. Decision-making slowing down while complexity keeps growing. Every euro is monitored carefully, yet the time and attention of leadership teams are treated as if they are unlimited resources.

They are not.

So how do you recognise the moment where ambition turns into overload? And what does it take to create clarity again?

In this fireside conversation, we explore these questions with Frans van Loef, executive coach, founder of FreeCapacity, member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council and author of the upcoming book Offload. Through years of working closely with executive teams, he has developed a sharp perspective on why even high-performing leaders get stuck in complexity.