Femtech CEO on leadership: ‘Do not need more masculine energy’

“I am thinking a lot about the leadership model,” Sarah O’Leeri, CEO of Famtech Company WiloTells entrepreneur“There have been many noise and news all around,” We need more masculine energy in the workplace. ” It questions you as a leader: What is my style? How effective is my style? I do not believe that we need more masculine energy. ,

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O’Lei explained its leadership style and culture in Willow, behind the “brand”Patent leak-proof“Weaeble breast pump and their accessories, as one that concentrates transparency and sympathy to create confidence within the workplace. According to the CEO, teams believing in each other – and their leaders – among their leaders – is more likely to work in a way that is suited for success.

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“I believe (flexibility in the workplace) makes us more productive.”

To instill confidence within the team members means to emphasize the level of autonomy, say O’Lery. Willow is a “very flexible workplace,” O’Leeri explains that the company has never given its employees a return-to-office mandate. As a mother of two, O’Leeri is especially cognitive about the members of the team, especially about the members of the team, who are also parents, and she wants to support them in any way.

“If my children’s primary school concert is happening at 10 am, I am going to sign off,” O’Leeri says. “I am going on him, then coming back and walking with my day. I don’t believe it makes us less productive. I believe it makes us more productive. I feel very fond of that we can create a tremendous successful business, even when we can work in ways that make our leadership and team feel authentic.”

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Willow is navigating his next development chapter on the hull with O’Lei. The company recently announced the acquisition of the UK -based Fametech Innovator Ellvi, which is expected to increase revenue by 50%. Willow continues to partner with organizations that support parents. This year to stop its Mother’s Day campaign, company Announced A preventive maternal health care forum to donate one million hours of maternal mental health assistance, a partnership with canopy.

“(Being a CEO) is a responsibility as it is a good title.”

Before entering the CEO in Willow, O’Leeri served as the company’s chief commercial officer and “loved” the work. O’Leeri has reflected a lot on her decision to become CEO in the last one year, and she says that ambition was not her primary motivator; Instead, she admitted that she was the right person for the job at this time.

“I carefully cares about my mission,” O’Lery explains. “I had a vision where we could go. I understood the commercial operation of the business and could bring together with my product teams. In some sense, (becoming a CEO) put me in the role of a servant leader – this is a responsibility because it is a good title.”

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At the end of the day, O’Lei suggests that the leaders ensure that their inspiration is authentic to them – because this is what is the one that will help them lead through the difficult time.

“The new tariff is announced, and you have found it to find out,” O’Lery says. “This is a challenge after the challenge, and the organization sees you and says, ‘What are we going to do?” This role is really ready to take responsibility for people, products and customers.