Culture and candour: why direct turns damaging when insight is missing

Sally Foley Lewis

Published on: 08/10/2025

Clear candour is the secret sauce for middle managers. Blunt feedback without insight damages culture and trust. With self-awareness, psychological safety and situational insight, feedback lifts standards, strengthens communication and builds thriving teams.

Middle Managers

Order by ingredients, not by hunger: why values must drive trade-offs

Sally Foley Lewis

Published on: 02/10/2025

Middle managers sit where competing priorities collide. A senior stakeholder wants speed. Risk wants guardrails. Customers want clarity. Your calendar wants a rest. In that noise, values are your non-negotiable filter.

Management Skills