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Sarah Furness: Just Enough of a B*tch
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EP 392 - This week we meet Sarah Furness, whose self described superpower is being “just enough of a bitch”. If you want to know what she means by that, stop reading and start listening.
Sarah was the first female helicopter pilot to lead special forces missions in Iraq.
These days she is bringing battlefield hardened insights to business problems, helping leaders to create healthy behaviours and environments in threatening or stressful situations.
It’s a wide ranging conversation, covering everything from gender roles and sexism to mindfulness under extreme pressure and something called disco leg. But our main focus was on psychological safety and why it is important in the military and business.
As Sarah says, “The only way we can learn from a mistake is if we talk about it, and we can’t talk about it if you’re punished for it”.
The bit about disco leg is right at the end, if you want to skip to that to find out what it means.
*For Apple Podcast chapters, access them from the menu in the bottom right corner of your player*
Spotify Video Chapters:
00:00 BWB with Sarah Furness
01:16 Andy's Intro
02:33 Quickfire: Get to Know Sarah
07:53 Sarah's Journey: From Military to Mindfulness
17:05 The Power of Mindfulness in High-Stress Situations
24:47 Learning from Failure: Military Insights for Business
31:14 Creating an Optimum Environment for Psychological Safety
32:02 Encouraging Bravery in Leadership
32:13 Vulnerability in Leadership
34:28 Navigating Shame and Self-Compassion
38:01 Self-Awareness and Inner Work in Leadership
43:48 Gender and Leadership: Moving Beyond Stereotypes
49:47 Customer-Centric Business Practices
52:20 Lessons from Military Leadership
01:01:16 The Importance of Humor and Camaraderie
01:02:25 Top Tips for Founders and Entrepreneurs
01:06:06 Wrap Up
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393 episodes
Manage episode 490760852 series 2810918
EP 392 - This week we meet Sarah Furness, whose self described superpower is being “just enough of a bitch”. If you want to know what she means by that, stop reading and start listening.
Sarah was the first female helicopter pilot to lead special forces missions in Iraq.
These days she is bringing battlefield hardened insights to business problems, helping leaders to create healthy behaviours and environments in threatening or stressful situations.
It’s a wide ranging conversation, covering everything from gender roles and sexism to mindfulness under extreme pressure and something called disco leg. But our main focus was on psychological safety and why it is important in the military and business.
As Sarah says, “The only way we can learn from a mistake is if we talk about it, and we can’t talk about it if you’re punished for it”.
The bit about disco leg is right at the end, if you want to skip to that to find out what it means.
*For Apple Podcast chapters, access them from the menu in the bottom right corner of your player*
Spotify Video Chapters:
00:00 BWB with Sarah Furness
01:16 Andy's Intro
02:33 Quickfire: Get to Know Sarah
07:53 Sarah's Journey: From Military to Mindfulness
17:05 The Power of Mindfulness in High-Stress Situations
24:47 Learning from Failure: Military Insights for Business
31:14 Creating an Optimum Environment for Psychological Safety
32:02 Encouraging Bravery in Leadership
32:13 Vulnerability in Leadership
34:28 Navigating Shame and Self-Compassion
38:01 Self-Awareness and Inner Work in Leadership
43:48 Gender and Leadership: Moving Beyond Stereotypes
49:47 Customer-Centric Business Practices
52:20 Lessons from Military Leadership
01:01:16 The Importance of Humor and Camaraderie
01:02:25 Top Tips for Founders and Entrepreneurs
01:06:06 Wrap Up
Watch and subscribe to us on YouTube
Follow us:
If you'd like to be on the show, get in contact - [email protected]
BWB is powered by Oury Clark
393 episodes
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