by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Feb 7, 2022 | Blog
Whatever your role, ideas are the key to your success. To get ahead, you need to have good ideas. You need others to buy into them. And you need to execute them. This week we’re looking at what gets in the way for far too many professionals, and what you can do...
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Feb 1, 2022 | Blog
Talking to clients about their current career situation, it occurs to me that far too many people are caught up in what I’m starting to call the Bermuda Triangle of Stuck. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Bermuda Triangle, it’s an area in the ocean off of...
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Oct 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Starting a senior role – where you’re expected to bring a certain level of experience – can be challenging. One of the biggest risks is that you and your new manager may both assume that you already know what you’re doing. That line of thinking...
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Oct 4, 2021 | Blog
We’ve all had the experience of being on a team where things are tense, or everyone has gone quiet. That can be really puzzling, or even irritating, if you’re trying to get things done. If it goes on a for a long time, you might even dread going to those...
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Sep 30, 2021 | Blog
Sometimes people end up feeling stuck in their careers, because they worry that moving up will require too much time and sacrifice. They see that people above them in the organization are stressed out and working crazy long hours. As much as they want to get ahead,...