22 Apr,2020 | "Leadership Development", Business Books, Corporate Culture, Employee Engagement, Employee Turnover, Employee Work Passion, Engaging Employees, Growth, Leader Chat, Leadership, Onboarding, Performance Management, Performance Review, Podcast, Research, Retention, Talent Management, Time Management, Uncategorized, Work Life Balance, Workplace Culture
Marcus Buckingham believes some basic assumptions about work are simply no longer true in today’s business environment. He shares his insights in his latest book, Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World, coauthored with Ashley...
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,...
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...
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,...
