How big is your belief dividend?

Sally Foley Lewis

Published on: 03/03/2026

Investing in growth is not a perk. It is a leadership practice that signals belief, builds capability and earns commitment. Prioritise it, systematise it (but don’t remove the human element), and put it on repeat, and the flywheel will turn faster.

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VIDEO: Why is there so much role confusion?

Sally Foley Lewis

Published on: 24/02/2026

I've been collaborating with two other middle manager leadership experts, Lisa, a Brit based in South Africa and Jeff in the US. Q: Why is there so much confusion about the role of middle management?

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Does your strategy need a scoreboard?

Sally Foley Lewis

Published on: 17/02/2026

How do you know your team or you have won, or even are simply better today than yesterday? The answer is simply: metrics and scoreboards.

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Drowning in Data: Why Banking Middle Managers Can See Everything But Fix Nothing

Sally Foley Lewis

Published on: 25/01/2026

Drowning in Data: Why banking middle managers can see everything but fix nothing.

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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.

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