You (According to Them)

Motivation

How to Master the Art of Relentless Prioritization

Sara Canaday on September 16, 2024

In the fast-paced world of business, prioritizing tasks effectively can be a game-changer for leaders. But what happens when unexpected challenges throw your plans into disarray?

In the fast-paced world of business, prioritizing tasks effectively can be a game-changer for leaders. But what happens when unexpected challenges throw your plans into disarray?

Leadership

From Cascading to Collaborative Business Objectives

Sara Canaday on July 31, 2024

When leaders paint a vivid picture of objectives, reinforce messages consistently, and foster open dialogue, they expand their impact and generate buy-in from their teams.

When leaders paint a vivid picture of objectives, reinforce messages consistently, and foster open dialogue, they expand their impact and generate buy-in from their teams.

Artificial Intelligence

Upgrade Your Leadership Decision-Making With AI

Sara Canaday on July 12, 2024

If you haven’t already turned to AI for support in your role as a leader, I want to share some reasons why you might want to consider it, as well as how to make that happen.

If you haven’t already turned to AI for support in your role as a leader, I want to share some reasons why you might want to consider it, as well as how to make that happen.

Leadership

Executives, It’s Time to Step Up

Sara Canaday on June 28, 2024

As an executive, you have the power to create a more sustainable framework for the success of your company’s leaders. They are your most critical human assets.

As an executive, you have the power to create a more sustainable framework for the success of your company’s leaders. They are your most critical human assets.

Artificial Intelligence

Using AI to Enhance Your Email Communication as a Leader

Sara Canaday on May 10, 2024

If you learn to leverage AI as a complement to your email writing skills, you can free up more time to focus on the strategic and interpersonal aspects of your role.

If you learn to leverage AI as a complement to your email writing skills, you can free up more time to focus on the strategic and interpersonal aspects of your role.

Artificial Intelligence

How Leaders Can Use AI to Bring Business Objectives to Life

Sara Canaday on April 30, 2024

Don’t let a lack of time keep you from pursuing this impactful leadership opportunity—just team up with AI to get it done.

Don’t let a lack of time keep you from pursuing this impactful leadership opportunity—just team up with AI to get it done.

Leadership

Organizations Need a Reality Check

Sara Canaday on January 24, 2024

A Personal Perspective: Company leaders can’t possibly shoulder the burden of every societal, organizational, and even biological challenge that arises.

A Personal Perspective: Company leaders can’t possibly shoulder the burden of every societal, organizational, and even biological challenge that arises.

Career

Why Adapting Your Behavior at Work Pays Off

Sara Canaday on October 23, 2023

Shifting behaviors might be a challenge, but the rewards in personal growth, team synergy, and overall success are worth every effort.

Shifting behaviors might be a challenge, but the rewards in personal growth, team synergy, and overall success are worth every effort.

Career

Fall Into Growth: Your Season for Professional Advancement

Sara Canaday on September 19, 2023

Want to maximize the impact of your development? Establish a strategy before you dive in. Here are some tips to help you create a development strategy for this season of growth.

Want to maximize the impact of your development? Establish a strategy before you dive in. Here are some tips to help you create a development strategy for this season of growth.

Leadership

Situational Fluency

Sara Canaday on July 18, 2023

By taking steps to become more situationally fluent, you can increase your leadership effectiveness and create a more positive culture for your teams.

By taking steps to become more situationally fluent, you can increase your leadership effectiveness and create a more positive culture for your teams.

Leadership

How Do You Measure Your Effectiveness as a Leader?

Sara Canaday on June 20, 2023

A Personal Perspective: It's a tall order to succeed on both the quantitative and qualitative sides of the leadership fence, but it can make an enormous difference.

A Personal Perspective: It's a tall order to succeed on both the quantitative and qualitative sides of the leadership fence, but it can make an enormous difference.

Motivation

Balancing Business Goals and Employee Satisfaction

Sara Canaday on May 24, 2023

Today's leaders often feel like they are suffocating under the weight of trying to prioritize both performance and employee satisfaction. Here's how they can break free.

Today's leaders often feel like they are suffocating under the weight of trying to prioritize both performance and employee satisfaction. Here's how they can break free.

Burnout

How to Manage Leadership Burnout

Sara Canaday on March 15, 2023

To say that today's leaders are feeling overwhelmed is a huge understatement. Here's what companies can do to support them and prevent burnout.

To say that today's leaders are feeling overwhelmed is a huge understatement. Here's what companies can do to support them and prevent burnout.

Motivation

Commit to the Intention of Shaking Things Up

Sara Canaday on March 6, 2023

Resolutions can set you up for failure with overly ambitious goals that are abandoned by February. Here's a better way to make a positive change.

Resolutions can set you up for failure with overly ambitious goals that are abandoned by February. Here's a better way to make a positive change.

Altruism

Helping Co-Workers Can Transform Your Year

Sara Canaday on January 17, 2023

Whether at work or at home, the whole “giving and supporting others” thing just seems to make us feel good. Turns out, there’s science behind that.

Whether at work or at home, the whole “giving and supporting others” thing just seems to make us feel good. Turns out, there’s science behind that.

Career

How to Keep Your Virtual Teams From Languishing

Sara Canaday on November 28, 2022

What was once a temporary workaround has become business as usual. Leaders are searching for ways to reconnect and reinvigorate remote teams.

What was once a temporary workaround has become business as usual. Leaders are searching for ways to reconnect and reinvigorate remote teams.

Coaching

The Competitive Advantage of Leadership Coaching

Sara Canaday on November 3, 2022

A leader can become a successful coach if they commit to learning the basics and applying them with a disciplined approach.

A leader can become a successful coach if they commit to learning the basics and applying them with a disciplined approach.

Career

Do You Have Any of These Professional Blind Spots?

Sara Canaday on August 5, 2022

If you feel like you're doing all the right things to position yourself as a strong leader but promotions keep passing you by, you might be suffering from professional blind spots.

If you feel like you're doing all the right things to position yourself as a strong leader but promotions keep passing you by, you might be suffering from professional blind spots.

Leadership

How to Become a More Inclusive Leader

Sara Canaday on April 26, 2022

As you make strategic decisions for your organization, remember the advantages of including your employees in the process.

As you make strategic decisions for your organization, remember the advantages of including your employees in the process.

Career

Are Leaders Getting the Short End of the Stick?

Sara Canaday on March 21, 2022

Think about the intense layer of challenges that today's leaders have been facing during these unusual times. Here's how so many of them continue to produce at a high level despite the odds.

Think about the intense layer of challenges that today's leaders have been facing during these unusual times. Here's how so many of them continue to produce at a high level despite the odds.