As the first female helicopter pilot to fly and lead UK Special Forces, Sarah Furness is the leading authority on performance, resilience and leadership \u201cunder fire.\u201d<\/p>\n
How do you lead high performing teams, who are robust, driven but also emotionally intelligent? When do you lead decisively and when do you lead with vulnerability. How do you create psychological safety? Wherever you are on your leadership journey, \u201cgetting it right\u201d can feel like a big ask. And just when you think you\u2019ve mastered it, the landscape changes and so do the rules for \u201cgood\u201d leadership. Don\u2019t worry – you\u2019re not in this alone.<\/p>\n
After graduating from Cambridge University, Sarah Furness followed her dream to become a combat helicopter pilot in the RAF. As a Squadron Leader she led on operational combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and she was the first female helicopter pilot to fly and lead UK Special Forces missions in Iraq. So she has a proven track record leading teams to victory in the most extreme conditions. A qualified mindfulness coach and human factors facilitator Sarah translates lessons from the battlefield directly to the boardroom. You\u2019ll not only be captivated by her stories – you will leave the room, equipped with practicable and implementable tools including her revolutionary PRACTISE SCARED and HABITS methodology. You\u2019ll be ready for action. You\u2019ll be ready to lead in the new era.<\/p>\n
She is fluent in \u201calpha male\u201d and whilst she takes her work seriously, she doesn\u2019t take herself too seriously. She has two best Selling books, Fly Higher<\/em> and The Uni-tasking Revolution<\/em>.<\/p>\n Every keynote is written to the specific objectives to ensure the success of the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the first female helicopter pilot to fly and lead UK Special Forces, Sarah Furness is the leading authority on performance, resilience and leadership \u201cunder fire.\u201d How do you lead high performing teams, who are robust, driven but also emotionally intelligent? When do you lead decisively and when do you lead with vulnerability. How do […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[]},"sa_speaker_category":[87,143,41,89,139,165,37,74,141,88,75,111],"sa_language":[250],"sa_employability":[188],"class_list":["post-78292","sa_speaker","type-sa_speaker","status-publish","hentry","sa_speaker_category-behavior-change","sa_speaker_category-global-international","sa_speaker_category-health","sa_speaker_category-individual-development","sa_speaker_category-inspiration","sa_speaker_category-leadership","sa_speaker_category-leadership-strategy","sa_speaker_category-mental-health","sa_speaker_category-motivation","sa_speaker_category-personal-leadership","sa_speaker_category-psychology","sa_speaker_category-teamwork-communication-media"],"acf":{"sa_introduction":"Sarah Furness is a highly regarded public speaker whose mission is to help individuals and organisations to develop the resilience to perform at the highest level, no matter what\r\nobstacles or challenges they may face.","sa_one_liner":"First Female Helicopter Pilot to Fly and Lead UK Special Forces","sa_name_title":"","sa_region":[],"sa_degree":"","sa_stars":"","sa_maglr_ids":null,"sa_publications":null,"sa_socials":null,"sa_subjects":[{"sa_subjects_title":"Train Hard, Fight Easy: the secret to performance under pressure","sa_subjects_information":""},{"sa_subjects_title":"How to be Fearless: why leader should embrace rejection and failure","sa_subjects_information":""},{"sa_subjects_title":"The Power of Choice: a counterintuitive approach to leadership under adversity","sa_subjects_information":""},{"sa_subjects_title":"Fly Higher: working together to ensure a better future","sa_subjects_information":""},{"sa_subjects_title":"Practise Scared: Build confidence and competence rep by rep","sa_subjects_information":""},{"sa_subjects_title":"THRIVING UNDER FIRE: how to team s win together and bounce back stronger together","sa_subjects_information":""}],"sa_faq_items":null,"sa_minimum_price":"","sa_maximum_price":"","sa_banner_image_id":78626,"sa_videos":[{"sa_video_title":"Sarah Furness showreel (bureaus)","sa_video_embed":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ruGun8K93GE"},{"sa_video_title":"Fly the aircraft","sa_video_embed":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H9FMQgMu05k"},{"sa_video_title":"Nobody gets out of bed to crash a helicopter","sa_video_embed":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GGTYmrfYd0U"}]},"yoast_head":"\n