3 Oct,2020 | Alignment, Behavior Change, Corporate Culture, Culture Change, Leader Chat, Leadership, Managing up, Teamwork, Virtual Work Teams, Working from Home
Dear Madeleine,I am so frustrated with what I am calling the “in-person addiction” in my new company. I started here two months before COVID sent everyone home. It was very much a traditional “everyone comes to the office” place before that. I am surrounded by people...
27 Aug,2020 | "Leadership Development", Alignment, Best Practices, Coaching, Executive Development, Growth, Leader Chat, Leadership, Transition Coaching
We are often asked how managers can support direct reports who are going through a learning and development or coaching journey. As it happens, manager support is the most overlooked leverageable asset for ensuring the success of any development activity. Many...
15 Aug,2020 | Alignment, Communication Skills, Difficult Conversations, Effective Communication, Leader Chat, Leadership, Leadership Challenges, Listening, Mindfulness, problem solving
Dear Madeleine, I run operations for a regional (UK/Europe) division of a real estate and relocation company. I have several functions reporting up to me, and right now two of them are at war. All day every day I have emails flying in from both sides, pointing...
13 Aug,2020 | "Leadership Development", Alignment, Best Practices, Change Management, Corporate Culture, Executive Development, Growth, Innovation, Leader Chat, Leader Development, Leadership, Organizational Change, Performance Management, Research, Strategic Leadership
The business world has always moved fast. Now it’s in overdrive.We’ve been talking internally about the “Great Acceleration” for a few months now, so it was fun to see McKinsey report on the concept in a recent piece. One quote dramatically...
4 Jul,2020 | Alignment, Best Practices, Business Books, Distributive Justice, Downsizing, Furloughs, Goal Setting, Layoffs, Leader Chat, Leadership, Managing, Recession, Stress, Uncategorized
Dear Madeleine,I manage a department in a large manufacturing organization. Some parts of our business are going gangbusters, but my area is suffering from a slowdown due to the restrictions and economic impact of Covid-19. We were able to redeploy some of my people...
18 Jun,2020 | Alignment, Business Books, Goals, Growth, Leader Chat, Leadership, Podcast, Strategic Leadership, Uncategorized
Ken Blanchard says it is difficult for leaders to plan for the future while they are also managing the day-to-day. For that reason, he suggests organizations have two groups of leaders: one that focuses on the present and a second that looks toward the future. In...
