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 SCC
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.
Every team runs on first impressions. Few of them get a second look.
Who I work with
Inheriting a team
Building a new team
Growing a team
Rebuilding broken trust
Leaders, managers and founders, and the team around them
Work 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, challenging goal. 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 someone, trust no longer depends on where they come from.
New people have joined and it's time to bring everyone together, with something that connects them. Not another workshop with glue and scissors.
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.
WHAT RELATIONSHIP INTELLIGENCE BRINGS TO YOUR TEAM.A language for the gap between what people do and say and what you assume about them.
Who is strongest in what?
I want to know individual Strengths Portrait: what they do best, and the strengths they have but don't use by default. But I this information does no live in org charts or welcome emails.
And why?
I apply old patterns to a new team and it does not land well. Two people can behave the same way for completely different reasons.
What happens under pressure?
I am solving issues fast but I am not sure I am solving the right thing. When strengths taken to far each person shifts in conflict. But I don’t know how to catch it early.
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
Going beyond the first impression.
Invite only a small group of leaders from different companies. Champagne, 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.