At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders at all levels grappled with never-before-experienced challenges, and decisions generally came down from the top about how organizations would respond. Employees looked to leadership to clarify ambiguity and provide direction. Now, as …
A few years ago, I was working with a leader named Julie. She had recently transitioned from managing individual contributors to managing other managers, and she had received some valuable feedback regarding her leadership growth opportunities. Namely, she was encouraged …
“Without a strong leader, the whole machine’s out of whack.” This pithy quote about leadership actually comes from one of the best-known doctors at one of the world’s most famous academic medical centers: Meredith Grey of Seattle Grace (slash Grey …
A Human Resources leader was recently describing the talent challenges her organization was experiencing as a result of COVID-19. At this point, they’ll likely sound familiar: increasing workloads, job security concerns, and executive leadership “hints” about a near-term return to …
Just a few years ago, a now-client was hiring his first employee to help him launch a startup – with big plans to disrupt the marketplace. “Culture is our differentiator,” the CEO told the interviewee. “Culture is how I’ll ensure …
Vantage Founding Partner Dr. Carl Robinson has spent the last 37 years assisting executives in preparing for high-stakes transitions and navigating career-defining moments – and 2020 was, for many, the ultimate challenge. As a clinical psychologist with a deep understanding …
In my new role as Practice Leader for Leadership Development Solutions with Vantage, I am spending a lot of time thinking about how we can help our clients build innovative, meaningful, and experiential leadership development programs. This has been quite …
Brené Brown is not afraid to admit when she’s wrong. On an episode of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Magic Lessons podcast, she shares: “If you asked me five years ago what creativity meant to me, I would have said, ‘Oh, that’s cute, …
The last time we counted down to midnight seems both ten minutes and ten years ago, thanks to the tumultuous time warp of 2020. A strong start (hello, January and February) flipped almost overnight into a bewildering lockdown and, for …
Eboo Patel, founder of Interfaith Youth Core, has been tackling this question for over twenty years. IFYC is one of the classic greatness-started-in-the-garage stories most commonly seen out of Silicon Valley – although in this case, it’s less “building microchips …
