Episode 46 Lesley Tully

We’re always interested here at Voxgig in how people get into public speaking in their careers. Lesley Tully started off studying Film. She tells us how this training gave her an understanding of visuals, which turned out to be a great asset in her subsequent career and in the role she is now in: an expert on Design Thinking.

Orla and Lesley get into the subject of evangelizing for your own job; in other words, how to convince sometimes sceptical colleagues - who may be in the organization a lot longer than you - that your role and your expertise can enhance their work and output. This takes persistence, belief in what you’re doing, and a good dose of authenticity. If you’re authentically passionate about what you do, people eventually will be won over by what you have to say.

Using a great mortgage analogy based on her days as Head of Design Thinking in Bank of Ireland, Lesley reveals how putting the human being at the center of everything is the key to good business. This applies across all industries and sectors, including the world of tech startups. 

Learn more about Lesley here.

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