How to Take Control of Your Professional Development in 2025

Employee Engagement, Leadership Enablement, People, Culture & Community

In today’s workforce, much of the leadership conversation revolves around managing down—building trust with teams, fostering collaboration and driving growth. While these are essential skills, managing up is an equally critical, often overlooked skill.  

So, what does managing up look like? At its core, it’s about cultivating influence and trust with your leaders to create meaningful impact. It’s a skill that doesn’t just amplify your team’s success—it positions you as a strategic thinker, ultimately helping you earn a seat at the table. Without it, even the most effective leaders can struggle to achieve big-picture goals and drive organizational change. [Read more]

Taking the Lead: Why Proactive Team Members Drive Success

Employee Engagement, Leadership Enablement, People, Culture & Community

In today’s workforce, much of the leadership conversation revolves around managing down—building trust with teams, fostering collaboration and driving growth. While these are essential skills, managing up is an equally critical, often overlooked skill.  

So, what does managing up look like? At its core, it’s about cultivating influence and trust with your leaders to create meaningful impact. It’s a skill that doesn’t just amplify your team’s success—it positions you as a strategic thinker, ultimately helping you earn a seat at the table. Without it, even the most effective leaders can struggle to achieve big-picture goals and drive organizational change. [Read more]

From Strategy to Impact: Why Managing Up Matters

Employee Engagement, Leadership Enablement, Uncategorized

In today’s workforce, much of the leadership conversation revolves around managing down—building trust with teams, fostering collaboration and driving growth. While these are essential skills, managing up is an equally critical, often overlooked skill.  

So, what does managing up look like? At its core, it’s about cultivating influence and trust with your leaders to create meaningful impact. It’s a skill that doesn’t just amplify your team’s success—it positions you as a strategic thinker, ultimately helping you earn a seat at the table. Without it, even the most effective leaders can struggle to achieve big-picture goals and drive organizational change. [Read more]

Resolving to Be Resilient: Coming Back From Burnout

Leadership Enablement, People, Culture & Community

Originally published in PRSA’s Strategies & Tactics on Jan. 1, 2022. By Celia Willis After almost two years of emails beginning with some iteration of “In these challenging times…,” I’m ready to talk about what’s next. It’s important to acknowledge the challenges we’ve faced, but after months of dwelling, I am exhausted. The heavy weight of burnout…

The Reason for Resignation: Celia Willis on Business RadioX

Leadership Enablement, People, Culture & Community

Recently KWI CEO Celia Willis was invited to chat with Atlanta Business RadioX about community, communication and the challenges facing businesses today. She shared perspectives on topics like the Great Resignation, what it takes to maintain a healthy culture, effective leadership development and more. During the interview, Celia referenced the biggest pitfall of organizational management:…