Season 1, Episode 5
Knowing Yourself and Staying in Your Headlights with Steve Sawyer
Episode Description
In this episode, Michaela and Lisa speak with Steve Sawyer. Steve’s story is an example of
- The uncommon posture of knowing yourself deeply and working out of that knowledge;
- Staying in your headlights as a leader;
- Building a culture of trust, stewardship, and mentorship.
Steve recently retired after 40+ years of working at Woodruff-Sawyer & Co., one of the largest independent insurance brokerage firms in the country. Steve played key roles in fostering the company’s growth and shaping the corporate culture. Throughout his career, he focused on sales and managing client relationships as well as the mentoring and coaching of his colleagues in effective business development strategies.
Links
Want to hear more from Steve? Here’s a Q&A between him and De Pree’s Dr. Meryl Herr: https://depree.org/de-pree-journal/alongside-q-a-with-steve-sawyer/
Here’s the Daniel Pink book To Sell is Human referenced by Lisa: https://a.co/d/3mK7moO
As always, check out Michaela and Lisa’s book Life in Flux: https://depree.org/books/life-in-flux/
Michaela O’Donnell
Mary and Dale Andringa Executive Director
Michaela is the Mary and Dale Andringa Executive Director Chair at the Max De Pree Center for Leadership. She is also an assistant professor of marketplace leadership and the lead professor for Fuller Seminary’s Doctor of Global Leadership, Redemptive Imagination in the Marketplace progr...
Lisa Slayton
Founding Partner and CEO
Lisa Slayton is the Founding Partner and CEO of Tamim Partners, LLC. Previously Lisa served at the Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation for 13 years, the last 6 as President and Chief Executive Officer. While at PLF, Lisa has designed and launched the Leaders Collaborative and delivered organiza...
