by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Nov 6, 2022 | Blog
In my head, I hear it in the voice of Skipper the Penguin from the Madagascar movies. When they’re facing a new situation, he shouts, “Resources?!” and one of his teammates checks the clipboard and lists what they have at their disposal. Based on that, they make a...
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Oct 29, 2022 | Blog
This past summer, on a road trip with my husband we came upon a car crash that looked like it had just happened. My husband is a physician, so we pulled over and he ran to the scene to see what was going on. I stayed in the car and called 911. When they answered, I...
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Oct 21, 2022 | Blog
We were traveling a couple of weeks ago when our flight was delayed. And delayed. And delayed. And then finally canceled. It was frustrating to have waited so long at the airport, only to have to spend one more night away from home. The worst part, though, was the...
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Oct 14, 2022 | Blog
If you’re a manager, your job is one of endless tradeoffs: Look out for the bottom line, or look out for the people? Meet a deadline, or meet the needs of your team? Push for short-term results, or build for long-term success? There are no simple answers. That’s...
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Oct 7, 2022 | Blog
Someone said to me recently, “You can’t learn to run from a book.” That really got me thinking. Watch the video below or the blog post that follows to learn more. The idea behind that phrase, “You can’t learn to run from a book” is of course, that...
by Alida Zweidler-McKay | Sep 29, 2022 | Blog
Three Early Warning Signs that Your Career May be Stalling Your boss has only positive things to say. They don’t offer any constructive feedback about what you could be doing differently.No matter who you are, there’s always room to grow. You deserve to work for...