by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Jan 9, 2020 | Blog
This weekend Tom Hanks accepted the Cecil B. deMille Award at the Golden Globes. His acceptance speech included some important career advice – not just for actors, but for all of us. This advice, he said, was given to him by the director of his first professional... 
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Dec 2, 2019 | Blog
Recently I was working with a client who was facing a challenging situation. Her boss had asked her to take on a new project, but she couldn’t see how she could possibly get it done in the time he had asked for it. She wanted to be able to do a good job and deliver,... 
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog
Several years ago in my first consulting job, I experienced the true cost of burn out. It was one of those “fly out to the client every week” kinds of jobs. At first, I had loved the adventure of it – seeing new cities, working with great people, tackling interesting... 
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Oct 10, 2019 | Blog, Case Studies, Client Results, Coaching
Ashley (not her real name) is a senior executive at a leading healthcare organization. Before working with Alida, she was struggling at work. This was her first time on an executive team and she had been hired into a brand new role, to lead a part of the organization... 
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Sep 20, 2019 | Blog
The call came in this morning from the head of Building Operations, and I could feel the pull to jump into action. My mind was saying, “They need me! I have to help!” and at the same time, I could feel the resentment and frustration starting to come up. This is not... 
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Sep 4, 2019 | Blog
It’s back-to-school time and a great opportunity to take stock of where you are in your career. Are you moving ahead year after year like you did when you were in school? Or are you feeling a little stuck? In this video, I share a few thought experiments to help you... 
My coaching builds on over 20 years of experience helping leaders and teams to take their performance to the next level. I’ve consulted for major corporations like Chevron and Shell on some of the largest projects in the energy sector worldwide. On those projects, I supported leaders with team building, conflict resolution, and coaching to ensure their teams worked well together and could perform at their best.