You (According to Them)

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.

Leadership

Making Mental Health a Leadership Priority

Sara Canaday on February 7, 2022

Many work leaders are being weighed down by the cumulative impact of two years in this chaotic environment with its never-ending pivots. What’s the solution?

Many work leaders are being weighed down by the cumulative impact of two years in this chaotic environment with its never-ending pivots. What’s the solution?

Stress

Mental Health in the Workplace

Sara Canaday on January 21, 2022

Even before COVID-19, research showed shocking levels of stress among workers. So, what’s the answer? Here’s my perspective on the situation.

Even before COVID-19, research showed shocking levels of stress among workers. So, what’s the answer? Here’s my perspective on the situation.

Why wait until 2022 to be more inspired about your work life? Instead of hanging on by a thread until the end of the year, ask yourself these questions.

Persuasion

Think You Should Jump on the Resignation Bandwagon?

Sara Canaday on November 1, 2021

Will you jump on the resignation bandwagon or double-down at your current position? Here are a few things to consider.

Will you jump on the resignation bandwagon or double-down at your current position? Here are a few things to consider.

Environment

Advice for Remote Workers

Sara Canaday on September 24, 2021

Who among us is most likely to excel at working remotely? And why?

Who among us is most likely to excel at working remotely? And why?

If you describe the qualities of a great leader, you’d probably mention: confident, energetic, decisive and results-oriented. Yes, but…

We’re on the verge of a new era in business. As we make our way into the new normal, what does that mean for you as a leader?