
The Saskatchewan Young Leaders Committee (the Committee) serves the Saskatchewan Young Leaders Community Members (SYL Community Members). The Committee exists to:
- Strengthen the Saskatchewan Credit Union System;
- Develop the leadership skills of SYL Community Members; and
- Provide opportunities for SYL Community Members to apply those leadership skills.
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Some days I think I am no good at my job
Of course, there are lots of days that I feel like a rock star too. In any job, as in life, you have awesome days, so-so days and tough days. When you are in a leadership role, your bad days are often being observed by others and can become magnified.

Being an Adaptable Leader
In my opinion, one of the primary qualities of a leader is adaptability. For me, adaptability is the ability to change to fit circumstances. Now, definitely, there are some things that need to be done “by the book”, but leading people effectively is not about sticking to a script.

Finding the Needle in the Leadership Haystack
Leadership is the future and an essential reality in the business world today. What happens when you Google leadership? Try it. You will get about 482 million results. 482 million! Now if that doesn’t tell you something I don’t know what will. The key for you is searching through the haystack of those results and finding where you fit within leadership and where leadership will fit within your career.

Leadership & Failure
As I was preparing to write this blog I was struggling to decide on a topic. One evening sitting at the kitchen table I decided to ask my 7 year old daughter about leadership and like always she delivered; one of her quotes. “Sometimes it just doesn’t work out.”

Career Choices You Will Regret In 20 Years
Every day we are faced with choices in our careers that will affect us over the long term. Should I volunteer for that new project? Should I ask for a raise? Should I take a sabbatical? Should I say yes to overtime?

Hey there, that Leadership looks good on you!
As I grew in the Credit Union system, I obtained a lot of skills. I learned a vast amount of product knowledge, was able to experience success in several branch roles, and had a lot of energy. I really enjoyed what I did but like any passionate employee, I wanted more.

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
I started my Credit Union career as a summer student in 2011. After I finished school I returned back to my MSR position until May of 2012 when I took a temporary 1 year term as the Learning & Development Coordinator. Knowing that this was only temporary I was on the hunt for ways that I could develop myself further to have a chance at future opportunities.

“There’s More To You Than You Can See”
Have you ever been inspired? Had the “aha” moment that you hear about, and never knew what it was until it happened to you? That moment happened for me in my career in 2010, where I was able to attend the Saskatchewan Young Leaders Conference.