Episode #35 - Leadership insights from my publisher - Lesley Williams

In this episode Shelley speaks with the publisher of The Dynamic Leader, Lesley Williams, who owns Major Street Publishing. Lesley shares her experience of working for her dad early in her career and the lessons he taught her around trust and empowerment.

She shares one of the keys to successful leadership is being “nice to people” and supporting them through the good and the bad. She recites the words of her dad that “no one ever responds to being told off” and how she’s applied this philosophy with her own team. It’s important to recognise that we all make mistakes and that we can use them as opportunities to learn and grow.

Lesley founded Major Street Publishing in 2009 and works with authors to publish books on leadership, business, the share market, property markets, superannuation or personal financial planning. She says that she learns something new from every book and believes that the key to getting a book written is about finding what works for you and remain focused on the outcome (not necessarily the process).

For those of you looking for other inspiring reads by Major Street Publishing, Lesley recommends:

• Raising Leaders by Wendy Born - which talks about the similarities between parenting and leadership.
• Flawsome by Georgia Murch - which highlights the need for all of us to embrace who we are and what it looks like to be real in all areas of our life.
• Rules of Belonging by Fiona Robertson - which shares valuable insights on team culture.

If you use the promo code DYNAMICLEADER you will get a 20% discount when you purchase from www.majorstreet.com.au  - how wonderful is that!!

Connect with Lesley > LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesley-williams-769002b/

Connect with Shelley > LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelleyflett/

Buy a copy of the book > https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-dynamic-leader-shelley-flett/book/9780648479505.html