18 Jan,2020 | Alignment, Delegating, Executive Development, First Time Manager, Focus, Leader Chat, Leadership, Leadership Challenges, Managing, Performance Management, perseverance, Resilience, Uncategorized
Dear Madeleine,I am an attorney in a government office. I was just promoted and have inherited four new direct reports. Although I have trained interns in the past, I am feeling overwhelmed with the fact that I still have my full time job and am now managing people....
2 Nov,2019 | Focus, Growth, Health, Leader Chat, Leadership, Leadership Challenges, Managing up, Mindfulness, perseverance, Power, Resilience, Self leadership, support, Uncategorized, Vulnerability, Wellbeing
Dear Madeleine, I manage a team in large organization. Last spring I was diagnosed with a very rare form of cancer and I underwent intense and difficult chemotherapy. I worked from home and didn’t take any undue time off, though now I wish I had. I started back...
17 Sep,2019 | Behavior Change, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Focus, Leader Chat, Leadership, Listening, Mindfulness, Self Awareness, Uncategorized
For many years I reported to the same manager. He was very supportive and made time frequently to meet in person, one-on-one, to discuss both my ongoing work and my development. Then something changed. My manager became very distracted. The source of this distraction?...
7 Sep,2019 | Behavior Change, Delegating, Focus, Goal Setting, Leader Chat, Leadership, Mindfulness, perseverance, productivity, Resilience, Stress, Time Management, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
Dear Madeleine, I missed a back to school event for my kids last night. My wife called to ask where I was, and I had completely forgotten that I was supposed to be there. I saw it on my calendar and then it was gone from my mind. My wife is really mad because I have...
11 May,2019 | Coaching, Collaboration, Decision-making, Delegating, Executive Development, Focus, Growth, Leader Chat, Leadership, Onboarding, Relationships, Strategic Leadership
Dear Madeleine, About three months ago, I was promoted to COO in my organization. I wasn’t expecting it—a lot of changes happened at once. A large group of people were fired and the next thing I knew I was COO. I have no real senior leadership experience,...
