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Sarah McVanel

International Recognition, Culture, and Retention expert

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Flip Side of Failing
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Flip Side of Failing
You Could Have an Army of Recruiters!
We're All Weird in Our Own Way

Sarah McVanel is passionate about guiding people to discover their own greatness and recognize the greatness in others. Her curated, customized talks explore why recognizing greatness is a fundamental key to improving morale, increasing top talent retention, and generating a positive corporate culture — all of which lead to sustained business success and a stronger bottom line.

McVanel is the founder of Greatness Magnified; bestselling author of several books, including Forever Recognize Others’ Greatness and Flip Side of Failing; and host of the podcast, Greatness Together. She has more than 25 years of experience in the field of organizational development, training, and communications and is a Certified Senior Organizational Development Professional (CSODP), Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL).

With clients including Resorts of Ontario, Horizon Utilities, Compass Group, and the Spark Women’s Leadership Conference, McVanel’s talks are perfect for everyone from teams struggling with low engagement to organizations experiencing high turnover. Through the power of recognition, she equips audiences with the tools needed to decrease burnout and increase employee retention, innovation, and customer satisfaction. McVanel is one of 700 Certified Speaking Professionals (CSP) worldwide.

Whatever the challenges we face, McVanel shows audiences that when we practice recognition in all areas of life, it turns even the most difficult challenges and greatest tensions into opportunities to connect, commit, heal, and belong.

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Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

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  • I have hired Sarah in every organization I have worked for. She has a unique ability to resonate with all participants, create momentum, and move people into action with passion and purpose. As a speaker, facilitator, and coach, she helps leaders become clear on how to leverage their top talent and create plans that result in healthier teams and bottom lines. Sarah’s ability to get results, shift mindsets and fuel healthy cultures is second to none. I highly recommend Sarah and her organization Greatness Magnified.

  • I had the great fortune of working with Sarah on our senior leadership team for several years. Sarah was instrumental in optimizing the performance of our team by keeping communication honest and effectual, and always aimed at our strategic goals.

    Sarah is a dynamic, fun, and effective facilitator and community engager. In the development of our strategic plans, Sarah was a main driver – right from the initial stakeholder consultations, through brainstorming, and up to final submission. She was outstanding at this.

  • Sarah McVanel is a rare, one-of-a-kind “Greatness Trigger”. Using an array of techniques and instruments, she helps organizations to achieve results far beyond what they imagined to be possible. Sarah is gifted at rapidly identifying and enabling the greatness dormant in her clients. Her process is rigorous, and she works hard to assess and identify their potential, working through the layers of values, culture (corporate and individual) and organizational structure.

  • After our first year as a new non-profit organization, our organization needed to develop our first three year Strategic Plan to guide us into the future. Sarah was instrumental in facilitating us through a process that also included the measurements that would be required to ensure success.

    After three years, and well into completing the initial Strategic Plan, Sarah’s professional approach to organizational development and strategic planning was again called upon when the Board of Directors indicated the need to develop a new Strategic Plan. Sarah’s ability to grasp the importance of the work of our organization, her relaxed facilitation style, and her ability to include one and all in review and design, has led us to the next steps in our ongoing evolvement.

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