9 May,2020 | Accountability, Behavior Change, Coaching, Communication, Cost of Doing Nothing, Difficult Conversations, Employee Productivity, feedback, Leader Chat, Leadership, Leadership Challenges, Performance Management, Talent Management, Uncategorized
Dear Madeleine,I am the EVP of sales for a global professional services and SAS company. As you can imagine, we are reeling from the pandemic and the economic train wreck that seems to be coming at us. In the midst of this chaos, I have a long-tenured sales...
1 Feb,2020 | Change, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Productivity, Fear, Leader Chat, Leadership, Leading People Through Change, Resilience, Stress, Uncategorized, Vulnerability
Dear Madeleine,I lead a team at a global bank that is going through constant upheaval and change. I have used Blanchard’s change model in the past to try to meet my people where they are and address their concerns. The problem with the latest change is that I...
21 Jun,2019 | Alignment, Best Practices, Business Books, Corporate Culture, Employee Productivity, Ken Blanchard, Leader Chat, Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Uncategorized, Workplace Culture
Drawing a page from his newly released third edition of Leading at a Higher Level, bestselling business author Ken Blanchard asks senior leaders, “Have you set up your organization to be high performing?” Blanchard identifies seven focus areas to make sure...
15 Jun,2019 | Accountability, Best Practices, Communication, Employee Productivity, Goal Setting, Ken Blanchard, Leader Chat, Leadership, Leadership Challenges, Onboarding, Uncategorized
Dear Madeleine, I started a new job as a senior leader for a large manufacturing firm about four months ago—and I still haven’t gotten to the bottom of the disaster I’ve walked into. All I heard about when I first came on was how much everyone loved...
