Dec 18, 2017
Today’s On The Brink interview is with Sara
Canaday, author of the amazing book "You—According to
Them: Uncovering the blind spots that impact your reputation and
your career." We talk about how to make the
critical move from manager to leader, and how to change the way you
and others think about You. By
the end of the podcast, you'll have learned how to strengthen
your leadership skills, improve key business relationships and
bolster your performance.
Sara
is a speaker, author and former corporate executive who helps
companies arm their leaders with winning strategies that work.
Her career spans
more than 20 years, including senior executive positions in sales,
operations and organizational development with USAA and Texas
Mutual. After forming her own company, Sara began sharing her
expertise in leadership development, executive presence, branding
and emotional intelligence. Her insightful guidance has led
hundreds of teams and individuals nationwide to make strategic
changes with impressive results.
Sara is a member of the National Speakers Association, the Global Speakers Federation and is an adjunct Executive Coach with the Center for Creative Leadership. She is certified in the CCL suite of 360-degree multi-rater feedback instruments, and is accredited through Multi-Health Systems to administer the EQ-i 2.0 Emotional Intelligence assessments.
Sara has been featured in a number of premier publications and broadcasts, most notably Forbes, CNBC, Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and the American Management Association’s Leadership Wired.
In this episode, Sara Canaday and I discuss:
- Sara’s revelation that she would need more than an education to move further in her career
- How emotional intelligence can be an advantage as a business skill
- Helping high performers prepare for future leadership
- Assuming responsibility for ourselves as leaders by cultivating our own abilities
- Eliminating and reducing certain things in order to create new solutions and approaches
- The importance of cognitive diversity in companies
- Addressing blind spots that impact our reputations and careers