22 Oct,2020 | "Leadership Development", Business Books, Executive Development, Ken Blanchard, Leader Chat, Leadership, One Minute Manager, Performance Management, Self Awareness, Servant Leadership, SLII, Talent Management
Over the years, I’ve talked with thousands of people about servant leadership. Every so often somebody will come up to me after a speech and say to me, “You know, Ken, the style of leadership you just talked about is exactly the way I’ve been leading people for...
20 Oct,2020 | Accountability, Behavior Change, Best Practices, Business Books, Executive Development, Goals, Growth, Leader Chat, Leadership, Podcast, productivity, Research, Self leadership
The quest for high performance may be at an all-time high. With the COVID-19 pandemic turning things upside down, some people are struggling to get through the day—but others continue to thrive. How do they do it?Brendon Burchard’s best-selling book High Performance...
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...
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...
1 Aug,2020 | Best Practices, Communication, Executive Development, Growth, Leader Chat, Leader Development, Leadership, Personality, Self Awareness, Temperament
Dear Madeleine, I am a senior business leader for a global manufacturing company. I recently was on a panel with an officer of our company—not my boss, but a peer of my boss. He was very impactful with his remarks; I was okay but not nearly as sharp. Later, when...
20 Jun,2020 | Career Planning, Executive Development, Leader Chat, Leadership, Uncategorized, Values
Dear Madeleine,I am a director in a small company. My boss (a boomer) keeps mentioning that I need to develop my brand. I really don’t understand what she means. The more I learn about personal branding, the more it feels like something that can limit me. It...
