Sometimes, a few simple practices are all it takes to produce profound change.

When you’re a new manager, getting quality feedback is crucial to your success. Becoming a manager means taking on tasks and behaviors that may be new to you. It’s important to know how that’s going – whether you are being received the way you mean to be....

Hi, Alida here. As companies around the country are declaring what they stand for, I thought this would be a good time to let you know what I’m all about. Here are a few of my core beliefs about leadership. Let’s see if they match yours, or if they provide you with...

“The first step to solving any problem is to not hide from it,” - Mellody Hobson. In this great TED talk, Mellody Hobson, American businesswoman, President and Co-CEO of Ariel Investments, and former chair of DreamWorks Animation, challenges listeners to move from...

In the midst of the protests happening around the country highlighting police brutality and racial injustice, former President Barack Obama launched a discussion on reimagining policing. Watching his talk, I felt inspired, engaged and hopeful. I walked away convinced...

A few days ago, I wrote about how companies these days simply aren’t investing in leadership development for their people. I cited a 2018 study by West Monroe Partners found that 59% of people managing 1 – 2 people, and 41% of those managing 3- 5 people had no...

I had a call the other day with someone who was struggling with her transition to a management role. She had been an amazing individual contributor for a few years, and had earned the bonuses and recognition that went along with that. She was hard working, loyal and...

When we’re in conflict with someone, our view of them can become distorted. Rather than seeing them as a whole person who has some strengths and some weaknesses, our view narrows down. They become a caricature to us, with certain unflattering features highlighted and...

The stress of the Coronavirus quarantine is starting to cause a lot of stress and strain. My clients are noticing that it’s having an impact on how people work together. There’s more tension, stress, butting heads, and impatience with one another. One of the most...

In my last blog, I talked about leaning into the challenge of leading right now. I said that this is one of the best times to explore new ways of working, to set yourself up for what comes next. Today I want to revisit that, but with an eye on how you pace that work....

At some point we will emerge from quarantine and move into whatever work will look like going forward. When that time comes, the question is bound to come up, whether it’s in a job interview or a performance review. “Can you tell me about a time when you had to deal...

One of the most important skills that leaders will need to draw on in the coming weeks will be their compassion. As more people get sick and die from COVID-19, chances are high that nearly every organization will be affected by loss – whether that’s the loss of an...