1610: Middle Manager Leadership Burger Framework with Sally Foley-Lewis
About this episode
Sally Foley-Lewis discusses her Burger Framework for Middle Managers, emphasizing key leadership capabilities essential for effective management.
Middle managers are the “burger middle” of every organization, the layer that holds everything together and actually makes strategy happen. Yet they’re often under-supported, stretched thin, and expected to have all the answers without the tools or space to lead well. Today’s guest, Sally Foley-Lewis, global leadership expert and creator of The Burger Framework for Middle Managers, has helped more than 20,000 managers worldwide boost performance, engagement, and productivity by focusing on the right “ingredients” of effective leadership.In this episode of Marketer of the Day, Sally breaks down her Burger Framework, where each burger ingredient represents a key leadership capability. The “protein” stands for values, the non-negotiable core that keeps leaders grounded in integrity, especially during crises and organizational pressure. The “cheese” represents self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and maturity, the “melted” element that pulls everything together and prevents leaders from becoming disconnected, reactive, or clueless about their impact. Sally shares powerful transformation stories of middle managers who had drifted away from their values, were worn down by culture…
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Host: Robert Plank
Guest: Sally Foley-Lewis
Topics covered
- middle management
- leadership
- employee engagement
- organizational culture
- performance improvement
Keywords
- middle managers
- leadership framework
- employee performance
- engagement
- organizational values
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