This week, Women in Solar+ Europe (WiSEu) shares insights from a panel at Solar & Storage Live España 2026, examining how inclusive leadership and psychological safety drive innovation, collaboration, and resilience in the energy transition. Leaders from consulting, sustainability, and multi-energy organisations discussed the growing importance of different viewpoints, trust, and human-centred leadership for navigating complexity and strengthening teams in the evolving Solar+ ecosystem.
During Solar & Storage Live España 2026, WiSEu hosted a panel on how inclusive leadership, psychological safety, and diverse perspectives strengthen teams and organisations throughout the energy transition. As the sector faces pressure to accelerate deployment and manage complexity, speakers emphasized that leadership culture is now a strategic necessity, not a “soft topic.”
Jesús Alijarde, General Director of Ibersyd / Cerfo, described leadership as generating environments of trust where people feel safe enough to speak honestly, regardless of hierarchy. “People are not robots,” he said. “Nobody comes to work and forgets about their family, their problems, or what is happening outside.” For Alijarde, strong companies are built when employees become comfortable challenging decisions openly. “The best environment for me as an entrepreneur is when someone in the company can tell me: ‘Jesús, you are making a mistake.’ Showing your team that you do not know everything and that you also make mistakes allows the organisation to grow much faster together.”
