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Manage with Confidence

by Hayley Lewis, HALO Psychology · English · Business

MANAGE WITH CONFIDENCE gives people managers the tools, tips and skills to navigate the challenges of management. Your host is chartered psychologist and executive coach, Dr Hayley Lewis of HALO Psychology. Every fortnight, join Hayley to learn helpful, inspirational and practical advice and ideas.

New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 19 min
Latest: 13 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026 · 50 minNew

How to support neurodivergent team members, with Dr. Nancy Doyle

In this episode, we hear from one of the world’s leading experts in neurodiversity and disability inclusion in the workplace, Dr Nancy Doyle. She is the founder and Chief Science Officer of Genius Within CIC, a Visiting Professor at Birkbeck, University of London, and a Forbes contributor. With a PhD in Organizational Psychology, her research focuses on coaching as a workplace accommodation. Dr. Doyle co-created the BBC series Employable Me, advises public policy, and speaks internationally for institutions like the UN, Oxford University, and Google. This episode is jam packed with wisdom…

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S2 · E1 · 29 Sep 2026 · 10 min
How to develop a psychologically safe team culture
It’s a short episode, today but don’t let that fool you! This episode is full to the brim with insights and ideas to help you develop a psychologically safe team culture. We look at the four key elements of culture - the things for you to pay attention to. I then share what research tells us the five benefits of a psychologically safe team culture are. In other words, why it’s worth putting the effort in. We end with a look at the four stages of psychological safety and the questions to ask your team for each of these stages. This episode is full of rich insight and ideas, so you’ll…
S1 · E8 · 25 Aug 2026 · 53 min
Successful change communication, with Rachel Miller
In this episode, we hear from one of the world’s leading internal communication experts, Rachel Miller. The author of two books, her latest is Successful Change Communication which we dig into throughout the episode. We discuss the important role of people managers during change, including how they can adapt corporate change messages for their local context. You’ll learn about emotions during change and what to do when faced with a range of views, feelings, and emotions. There’s advice for you, too, if you’re feeling all the things about a certain change affecting your team. Uncertainty…
S1 · E7 · 11 Aug 2026 · 7 min
What to do if you don’t agree with the change you’re being asked to manage
Hayley has been working with four different groups of managers in a public sector organisation. Through group coaching, the managers have been exploring how to lead and manage change well. But a common question that came up across the different groups was, “What do I do if I don’t agree with the change I’m being asked to manage?” The uncomfortable truth is this, sometimes as a manager, you’ll be asked to do things that you’re not completely bought into. In this episode, Hayley shares five practical things you can do in this scenario. By the end of this minisode, you’ll come away with some…
S1 · E6 · 28 Jul 2026 · 37 min
How to support your team when there is lots of change, with Ann-Marie Barlow
In this episode, we hear from organisational development and change expert, Ann-Marie Barlow. Ann-Marie has a wealth of experience from multiple perspectives. First, being on the receiving end of poorly managed change; next, as a manager leading change; now, as an expert who consults and advises organisations how to lead and manage change well. In other words, she’s a veteran of change. We look at the importance of understanding and acknowledging emotions during change and change coming in all shapes and sizes. We discuss the power of endings and beginnings and why it’s important to mark…
S1 · E5 · 14 Jul 2026 · 19 min
Practical strategies to help you and your team during change
How confident are you in taking your team through change? In this episode, Hayley explores practical strategies to help you and your team during change. And as you’ll discover, change doesn’t always have to be the big things. It can be those continuous, often small changes too. By the end of the episode, you’ll have a clearer perspective of your role and impact as a manager during change. You’ll think about the different reactions people have to change and you’ll learn some helpful, research-backed strategies for helping your team make sense of change. There are a few coaching questions…
S1 · E4 · 30 Jun 2026 · 51 min
Learn how to have more productive conflict, with Liane Davey
In this episode, we hear from organizational psychologist and New York Times bestselling author, Dr Liane Davey. Liane’s written numerous books, including The Good Fight: Use productive conflict to get your team and organization back on track . We look at why and how conflict can be helpful for teams and organizations, and Liane talks us through the concept of conflict debt. We also discuss strategies for taking the heat out of conflict, the norms and habits that teams can develop that support productive conflict. Oh, and there’s dragons and treasure, but you’ll need to listen to find out…
S1 · E3 · 16 Jun 2026 · 10 min
Helpful advice when you have team members in conflict
When it comes to conflict at work and in your team, do you fight? Do you flee? Or do you freeze? There’s something about conflict that taps into that primal part of us. In this episode, listener ‘M’, is a manager with a problem. They have two team members in conflict and it’s causing problems in the wider team. Listen as Hayley takes M through a step-by-step conflict resolution technique that she has taught many managers, and that she even used herself when she was a manager. By the end of the episode, you’ll have a step-by-step guide to resolve conflict productively. Hayley uses her skills…
S1 · E2 · 2 Jun 2026 · 46 min
How to transform feedback conversations into breakthrough moments
In this episode, we hear from psychologist, coach and expert on feedback, Caroline (Caz) Katz. We hear about the psychological and psychodynamic mechanisms at play when it comes to these kinds of conversations and why so many of us, feedback giver or receiver, feel so fearful of them. We explore some of the practical things you can do to make feedback conversations meaningful and effective. Caz role models warmth, sensitivity, compassion and curiosity throughout this episode and we hope you feel inspired by her insights and ideas. Ultimately, we hope you feel able to manage with confidence.…
S1 · E1 · 19 May 2026 · 16 min
Why do we avoid feedback? 5 practical strategies to help you
How confident are you in having feedback conversations? How helpful is the feedback you give? What do people think of the feedback you give? In this episode, Hayley looks at one of the main things that so many people managers struggle with – giving feedback. If this is something you struggle with then just know you are not alone! By the end of the episode, you’ll have a clearer understanding of why we sometimes struggle with feedback, and you’ll learn about a couple of frameworks that you might find helpful. At the end of the episode, you’ll hear Hayley’s suggestion of just one thing you can…
S1 · 24 Apr 2026 · 2 min
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MANAGE WITH CONFIDENCE gives people managers the tools, tips and skills to navigate the challenges of management. Your host is chartered psychologist and executive coach, Dr Hayley Lewis of HALO Psychology. Every fortnight, join Hayley to learn helpful, inspirational and practical advice and ideas. She’s the reassuring voice in your ear exactly when you need it. For more, go to the HALO Psychology website: www.halopsychology.com

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Manage with Confidence is a English business podcast from Hayley Lewis, HALO Psychology. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Hayley Lewis, HALO Psychology
Language: English
Category: Business
New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 19 min
Latest episode: 13 Oct 2026
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