Kindness, leadership and mental resilience – Vanessa Whitman, Partner
CMS Unscripted
08 May 2026
United Kingdom
1 min read
CMS Unscripted is the CMS UK podcast sharing real conversations with the people shaping one of Europe’s largest law firms. From major strategic shifts to the everyday work powering the firm, we uncover the ideas, stories and personalities that make CMS, CMS.
Are people more anxious – or just more willing to say so? Vanessa Whitman reflects on how attitudes have shifted over the past 20 years, why anxiety feels more visible in today’s workplace, and what’s changed as stigma has fallen. This episode explores psychological safety, generational differences and why openness – not silence – has reshaped how people show up at work.
“If you respond with kindness to anything, that goes a really long way.”
Vanessa Whitman
Partner
