by Alice Shade | Sep 18, 2023 | Team Optimization
As a business leader, the ability to put together high-performing teams is a key job skill. Yet many leaders make these decisions using their gut rather than data and an objective process. What happens? Lackluster results, failed goals, fractured teams, and a damaged...
by Alice Shade | Aug 18, 2023 | Networking
How to make meaningful connections and relationships in your career, even while juggling work and home-life demands The term “networking” used to make me cringe. It conjured up the idea of going to an event, shaking hands, smiling awkwardly, meeting people I didn’t...
by Alice Shade | Jun 23, 2023 | Leadership
A personal story of the value of peer advisory I attended my first peer advisory meeting in September of 2017. As a first-time CEO, I had a lot on my mind, with big decisions and people to consider. At the time, I led a fledgling company that needed to hit investor...
by Alice Shade | May 10, 2023 | Leadership
As a leader, you may get the sense that others expect you to have all the answers. However, the reality is that no one can solve every problem on their own. When leaders are too close to a problem or have limited experience in a particular area, it can be challenging...
by Alice Shade | Feb 22, 2023 | Strategy
Too often, strategizing becomes a once-in-a-while effort—relegated to the end of the year or, at most, the beginning of each quarter. This annual or quarterly planning comes with a team meeting. There is discussion, nods of agreement, and initial energy toward the...
