In Conversation - Sally Foley-Lewis - Self Leadership

I think one of the biggest things about self-leadership is that if we want to be effective in what we do, then it starts from within and so any effort that it takes to improve who we are, and how we show up in the world, is going to have that ripple effect out to our people, our business, our organization I would say to any leader, start with listening, because just that one act is going to show that you care, and that you value what your people have to say and therefore, people will then step in and feel engaged, and then that has that ripple trigger effect, to helping them realize how important they are in the whole scheme of things and then pay attention to their own behavior. 1:44        Ethics is, I think, incredibly important and you've got to understand where you stand5:21        I would say to any leader, start with listening, because just that one act is going to show that you care, and that you value what your people have to say.9:51        I see a direct line with the quality of your self-leadership and the ability to make decisions, even when they're hard decisions, or even when they're just business as usual decisions12:11     To me managing up and self-leadership are two very different things16:19     I think first and foremost is starting with your values19:55     I'd say my three values are professionalism, lifelong learning and funFREE GIVEWAY :  The Self-Leadership whitepaper - https://bit.ly/SelfLead_wp   Sally Foley-Lewis helps managers be high performing, purposeful and productive. Obsessed with boosting productive- and self-leadership that ensures people reach their potential. Sally’s presentations and workshops positively impacts your results, confidence and effectiveness. ·       2020 Gold Stevie Award – Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Business Services·       2020 Bronze Stevie Award – Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Consumer Services·       2020 Breakthrough Speaker of the Year by Professional Speakers Australia·       2019 finalist for Australian Learning Professional of the Year·       2019 Bronze Stevie International Business Award·       2019 Australian Champion Sole Trader winner - Australian Small Business Champion Awards·       One of the 25 LinkedIn Top Voices for Australia for 2018 for her thought leadership. She is a global professional speaker, and has authored multiple books. Her book The Productive Leader received an endorsement from the renowned global personal development guru Brian Tracy. The drive to support and skill managers comes from her own senior leadership experiences. Sally delivers presentations, keynote speeches, workshops and coaching - all online and face-to-face - to help skill managers, boost productivity and self-leadership. Blending 20+ years of working with a diverse range of people and industries, in Germany, the Middle East, Asia and across Australia Sally has extensive qualifications, a wicked sense of humour and an ability to make people feel at ease. Sally’s your first choice for inspiration, mastering skills, facilitating action and achieving results.