7 Nov,2020 | Career Planning, Emotional Intelligence, Happiness, Leader Chat, Leadership, Leadership Challenges, Resilience, Transition Coaching, Wellbeing
Dear Madeleine,I am the director of an experimental data analytics group for a global software company. I am an engineer and am good at starting things. I drew the short straw on a job that at first felt like an opportunity but now feels like a terrible mistake. To...
17 Oct,2020 | Best Practices, Career Planning, Growth, Happiness, Leader Chat, Leadership, perseverance, Resilience, Self leadership, Wellbeing
Dear Madeleine,I just started what is probably the last decade of my career. I am settling into a new role after being promoted to an EVP spot that reports directly to the CEO. Sometimes I sit in my office at home—although at some point it will be a nice office on the...
10 Oct,2020 | Apologizing, Behavior Change, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Leader Chat, Leadership, Listening, Mindfulness, Neuroscience, Relationships, Resilience, Self Awareness, Stress, Vulnerability, Wellbeing
Hi Madeleine,I just got off the phone and immediately realized that I need some help. I spoke to an employee in a way I am ashamed of. I didn’t yell or flip my lid, but I was curt, demanding, and unsympathetic, and I interrupted him several times. I have some things...
19 Sep,2020 | Decision-making, Emotional Intelligence, Expectations, Leader Chat, Leadership, Personality, Relationships, Social Networking, Wellbeing
Dear Madeleine,It still will be months until my company invites us all back to work in the office, so until then, we are all WFH. I miss my work friends and the hallway conversations that helped us deal with situations on the fly. I definitely don’t miss the commute...
8 Aug,2020 | Career Planning, Coaching, Employee Engagement, Employee Work Passion, Growth, Leader Chat, Leadership, Motivation, Resilience, Self leadership, Stress, Temperament, Values, Wellbeing
Dear Madeleine,I am a director in a global manufacturing company. I manage managers and I am responsible for about 300 people around the globe. I was trained as an engineer and I really loved my job— until recently. I am not sure what happened, but about a year...
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...
