11 Jul,2020 | Corporate Culture, Health, Human Resource Issues, Leader Chat, Leadership, Uncategorized, Wellbeing, Work Life Balance, Workplace Culture
Dear Madeleine,I manage a large team of creative professionals in a US-based advertising firm. My company went to an unlimited PTO plan 18 months ago. Covid-19 weirdness aside, I am finding that my people are not taking time off and seem burnt out. I am confused by...
27 Jun,2020 | Behavior Change, Happiness, Health, Layoffs, Leader Chat, Leadership, Resilience, Stress, Uncategorized, Vulnerability, Wellbeing
Dear Madeleine,I thought I could take it, but now I am not so sure. I live in a state that is just now having an explosion of Covid-19 cases. I thought at this point things would be going back to semi-normal, yet it appears things are going from bad to worse. My...
21 Apr,2020 | Challenges, Coaching, Happiness, Health, Leader Chat, Leadership, Resilience, Uncategorized, Vulnerability, Wellbeing
“What do we live for, if not to make the world less difficult for each other?”—George Eliot As the world struggles for certainty in this unprecedented time, many are feeling the need to serve others in every way we can. Like most leaders we know, you...
28 Mar,2020 | Decision-making, Economy, Fairness, Health, Human Resource Issues, Leader Chat, Leadership, Self leadership, Stress, Uncategorized, Values, Wellbeing
Dear Madeleine,I am the GM for a small brewery that has been shut down during the COVID-19 crisis as non-essential. However, the owner believes it is still worthwhile to stay open to serve take-out customers, which is allowed according to the shutdown rules. Because I...
14 Mar,2020 | Fear, Health, Leader Chat, Leadership, Resilience, Self leadership, Stress, Uncategorized, Vulnerability, Wellbeing
Dear Madeleine,I need your advice. The coronavirus is really putting everyone in my office on edge. Clients are canceling bookings. Executives are calling emergency meetings to try to figure out a course of action. And mid-level managers like me are being pulled in a...
30 Nov,2019 | Behavior Change, Behavioral Science, Change, Delegating, Fear, Growth, Happiness, Health, Leader Chat, Leadership, Personality, Self Awareness, Stress, support, Temperament, Uncategorized, Vulnerability, Wellbeing
Dear Madeleine, I am uber conscientious and a perfectionist—and I can’t seem to stop. I was promoted a year ago and have a very professional and trustworthy team, but I am addicted to reviewing everyone’s work and making small edits and changes. I am...
