Know who is strongest in what, and why.
I help leaders and their teams go beyond the first impression, see what drives each person, and stay connected. So when pressure comes, they know who to count on.
Diana Cherniavska
Relationship Intelligence™ coach for teams · Creator of “Going Beyond the First Impression” · Certified SDI 2.0 facilitator and Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholders’ Centered Coaching
Many teams runs on first impressions. High- performing ones seeing what others ignore.
The quiet one is "not engaged". The direct one is "difficult". The careful one is "slow". Within weeks, first impressions settle into labels, and labels decide who gets trusted and heard.
The cost shows up months later: silence in meetings, friction between strong people, good people leaving.
WHAT RELATIONSHIP INTELLIGENCE BRINGS TO YOUR TEAMA shared language for the gap between what people do, say and what we assume about them.
Who is strongest in what?
When I take over a team, I want to know what each person is really good at. Their superpower. And the strengths they have but don’t use at full potential
None of that is in the org chart or in HR welcome letter.
Why?
What worked with my last team didn’t work with the new one.Two people go quiet. One is thinking. The other doesn’t feel safe to speak.
Same behavior. Different reasons.
What happens under pressure?
I’m solving problems fast. I’m just not sure I’m solving the right ones. Under pressure, strengths get overdone. That’s often where conflict starts.
I wish I knew how to spot my triggers earlier.
Still guessing?
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act as a person convinced you know best.
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SELF-CONFIDENT - the strengths you need to believe in your own powers and strengths.
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keep doing things your way, despite other’s views or preferences.
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PERSEVERING - the strength you need to follow through, and finish what everyone else gave up on.
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you come across as a person without your own opinion or preferences.
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TOLERANT - the strength you need to show you respect differences, even when you don’t agree.
Who I work with leaders and co-founders who are:
Inheriting a team
Building or growing a team
Rebuilding broken trust
Working across borders & cultures
You didn't hire these people, and they didn't choose you. See their strengths early, before first impressions settle into labels.
New people, new roles, a challenging goal. It’s time to bring everyone together with something that actually connects them. Not another workshop with glue and scissors. Knowing each person’s core motives helps you put the right people together and build trust from the start.
The same behaviour can mean different things. When you understand what drives people in your team, trust no longer depends on where they come from.
After layoffs, restructuring, a merger - the work moves on, but trust takes longer. It starts with understanding what drives each person, beyond their role and title.
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
An evening at the art gallery
Going beyond the first impression…
Invite only a small group of leaders from different companies. A glass of wine, something to bite, a guided tour, three questions about one artwork, and your own Strengths Map.
24 November 2026 · 18:00–20:00 · Galerie Sechs, Basel · CHF 197
The same experience for your whole team, at the gallery going beyond the first impression each person's Strengths Portrait and your team map, that you will take to work on Monday.
Half day · up to 20 people ·Art Galerie, Basel, Zurich or venue at your choice
THE SOLUTION
What if you ground "gut feel"
with data-driven clarity in weeks,
not months of trial and error.
With the right picture early, you focus on what matters, and avoid mistakes that are hard to reverse. 100+ executives turned messy team dynamics into clarity,
stopped guessing and move forward with confidence.
Leading without
relationship visibility
is a risk you don't have to take.
High performance is never a matter of luck or an accident;
it is the result of seeing what others ignore.
I help leaders navigate the "messy middle" of high-stakes transitions. With 20+ years in culture and people transformation, I worked with more than 100 Executives, helping them stop guessing and start leading with a true map of their team's strengths and dynamics.
No trendy benchmarks. No comfortable advice. Just the clarity you need to act early and avoid expensive mistakes.
I’ve seen this before
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New to the Team
Just took over, inherited dynamic
Leading Through Change
I help leaders grow
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Stuck in Conflict
Trust in broken, same fights
Master Difficult Conversations
I help relationships rebuild
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Scaling or Transition
post-M&A, growth, restructuring
Fractional HR + Strategic team design
I help teams align
Leaders’ Insights
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Know My Team Before Leading Them
CEO, FinTech, Singapore
Strengths and Overdone Strengths Portraits - made our team mature enough to talk about everything openly.
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Strengthen our Foundation
GLOBAL HR BP LEAD, Western Europe
That changed how I see my team and how we work together.
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Prevent Big Drama
Head of Commerce, Agro, Spain
Real insights I could use the next day, not theory I'd forget by Monday.
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Customers Insights in Real Time
CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER
Understanding that my conflict triggers differ from my clients’ helped me build a sharper influence and argumentation strategy in real time.
Stop Guessing Get relationship clarity about your team before the gaps become costly.
100+
Leaders and teams coached
People&Culture
Agro, FinTech, Pharma, E-commerce, Private Equity, Telecoms, Legal, Professional Services, Renewable Energy
12 x 20+
12 countries x 20+years leading change, not advising from the side.
Let’s begin the conversation
Whether you're leading a team through change or wondering
why the old playbook stopped working, a short conversation can make the trust pattern visible.