by Alida Zweidler-McKay | May 16, 2022 | Blog
A couple of years into my first job out of business school, my manager sent me to a training on Dealing with Difficult People. I needed it! There were so many difficult people I had to put up with every day – challenging clients, partners who didn’t listen,...
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | May 9, 2022 | Blog
Wharton’s Adam Grant is a great mind in the world of organizational psychology. Recently he posted this: “If you’re surprised by the feedback you get at a performance review, your boss has failed. Good managers don’t wait for formal meetings to help you...
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Apr 29, 2022 | Blog
It’s conventional wisdom that you have to know what you want in order to take your career forward. I disagree. That way of thinking keeps far too many people stuck, spinning their wheels. I believe instead that the best way to figure out what you want is to get...
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Apr 29, 2022 | Case Studies, Coaching
David (name changed to respect his privacy) was enjoying his role as the Director of Research at a company that created materials to promote sustainable living. His team was responsible for creating new products and solving customer and plant problems. He loved the...
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Apr 22, 2022 | Case Studies, Client Results, Coaching
Chris, a Ph.D. in neuroscience had finally reached his goal of academic tenure. After celebrating this milestone, he faced the question, What’s next? He saw a lot of different possibilities in front of him but was not sure where he wanted to focus his energy. And, due...
