008: The Way You Race is the Way You Pace as a Leader with Sally Foley-Lewis
November 14, 2022
In this episode of the Thriving in Complexity podcast, Susanne talks to Sally Foley-Lewis, a global, multi-award-winning speaker, facilitator, author and coach. With her extensive leadership background, Sally has been helping middle managers around the world to lead with impact.
Sally shares her insights on how to help middle managers embrace influence over control, avoid delegation traps, ask questions and give their teams the gift of time to think.
With her passion for leadership, Sally is someone you don't want to miss. Tune in now to learn why self-leadership matters.
Middle Managers who remember that as a leader, the way you race is the way you pace, also know the value of role modelling behaviours that will help their team thrive in the face of complexity.
Great leadership starts with self-leadership. And it shows up when you don’t have a strong foundation which means understanding who you are, from your values, through to your emotional intelligence, your self image, your self talk, through to the way in which you communicate, and the way your communication style impacts others, and your willingness to speak up or take a seat at the table.
In this episode of the Thriving in Complexity podcast, Susanne talks to Sally Foley-Lewis, a global, multi-award-winning speaker, facilitator, author and coach. With her extensive leadership background, Sally has been helping middle managers around the world to lead with impact.
Sally shares her insights on how to help middle managers embrace influence over control, avoid delegation traps, ask questions and give their teams the gift of time to think.
With her passion for leadership, Sally is someone you don't want to miss. Tune in now to learn why self-leadership matters.
WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE:
- One hidden truth about Sally Foley-Lewis (03:56)
- Embracing cultural differences (05:30)
- The importance of self-leadership for middle managers (10:57)
- Risks middle managers are facing (15:50)
- The difference between controlling and influencing (17:49)
- How delegating can help middle managers (24:05)
- Seeing the positive side of failing (28:13)
- The importance of effective communication (35:01)
- Thriving in complexity, according to Sally Foley-Lewis (41:21)
- One thing Sally wished she did differently (43:28)
- Sally’s advice to her 52-year-old self (46:23)
RESOURCES
WHERE TO FIND SALLY FOLEY-LEWIS
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallyfoleylewis/
- Website: https://www.sallyfoleylewis.com/