Breaking Free from The Chains of Conventional Wisdom Many leaders feel like they are a walking to-do list and consequently, they lose focus on what they set out to do as a leader. Their role then turns into more of a management role. Keynote speaker, author, and executive coach Sara Canaday talks about the practices in her book Leadership Unchained that have helped leaders reconnect to their work and better handle their never-ending task lists. She states that leaders are responsible for disrupting their own thinking and learning from a new perspective.