by A-Team Partners | Nov 19, 2025 | Coaching, Leadership, Vistage Peer Advisory
Our teams need us to continue improving. In a world that’s changing faster than ever with evolving technology, shifting markets, and rising expectations, our ability to lead with clarity and confidence is more important than ever. The best leaders know we can’t rely...
by Alice Shade | Sep 3, 2025 | Coaching, Leadership, Vistage Peer Advisory
Our language—inside our heads and in our organizations—has incredible power. It can hold us back or help us lean into growth. Recently, in a group I facilitated, we embraced an exercise of reframing our challenges. Rather than remaining stuck in a fixed mindset, we...
by Alice Shade | Sep 5, 2024 | Coaching, Leadership
How many of us have left a one-on-one with our boss thinking… “Well, that was odd. I wonder what I was supposed to hear from that conversation?” “Was I just told I was great or terrible?” “I was supposed to bring an agenda, but she/he did all the talking!” As leaders,...
by Alice Shade | Jun 14, 2024 | Coaching, Leadership
Ever wondered how to truly grow as a leader? It starts with feedback! A Master Vistage Chair recently told me that she regularly seeks constructive feedback. This comment gave me pause, and I had to ask myself: Do I seek constructive feedback? How do people know I...
by Alice Shade | Aug 18, 2023 | Coaching, 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...
