Why do so many smart people with great judgment and solid results often get hit with the “not strategic enough” label? The problem is that many of these smart people confuse “strategy” with “being right.” The truth is, what your bosses and execs actually want is for you to be more compelling … not more correct.

What You Will Learn In This Seminar?

How your desire for perfection and control are getting in your way.

Strategies to overcome these tendencies, and to lead with a mixture of boldness and credibility.

Insights into the psychology of management and how to apply this understanding to your leadership style.

Who Is This For?

People who struggle with being “more strategic” or have been given that feedback.

Those looking to increase their impact and influence.


Alison Go is a product management and strategy executive with leadership experience at early-stage startups, nonprofits, and big tech companies like Amazon and Facebook. She was the founder of Votebeat, a nonpartisan local newsroom that covers elections and voting, and was the Chief Strategy Officer at both the Civic News Company, one of the U.S.’s largest nonprofit local news organizations, and Howl, a commerce and payments platform for creators. She is currently an adjunct professor at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, and teaches a course on disruptive leadership. She received her MBA from the Wharton School and has a BA in history from the University of Michigan..