23 May,2020 | Communication, criticism, Difficult Conversations, Emotional Intelligence, feedback, Leader Chat, Leadership, Performance Expectations, Performance Management, Uncategorized, Vulnerability
Dear Madeleine,Every time I hear the word “feedback” I have a strong, negative response. This comes from a recent experience with a manager. Going into the relationship, I had always been someone who asked for feedback. This manager, however, gave me...
16 May,2020 | Communication, criticism, Difficult Conversations, Emotional Intelligence, feedback, Leader Chat, Leadership, Performance Expectations, Performance Management, Uncategorized, Vulnerability
Dear Madeleine,Every time I hear the word “feedback” I have a strong, negative response. This comes from a recent experience with a manager. Going into the relationship, I had always been someone who asked for feedback. This manager, however, gave me...
11 Jan,2020 | Career Planning, criticism, Culture, Expectations, Happiness, Leader Chat, Leadership, Parenting, Self leadership, Stress, Uncategorized, Values, Wellbeing, Work Life Balance
Dear Madeleine,I am an executive vice president at a large, fast-moving communications company. I started here as an intern. I love this company, my job, and my team—but most of all, I love to work. I have been married 15 years and have four kids, ages 4-12. My...
26 Oct,2019 | Collaboration, Corporate Culture, criticism, Differences, Diversity & Inclusion, Leader Chat, Leadership, Leading People Through Change, Onboarding, Power, Trust, Uncategorized, Wellbeing, Work Teams
Dear Madeleine, I am about four months into a new job as a senior executive in a large global infrastructure company. I report directly to the EVP of Operations, who is the person who brought me into the company. I manage a huge team of fellow engineers, and so far,...
