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Irresponsible Colleague Is Taking Advantage of You? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, About six months ago, I went above and beyond to help out a new colleague. He had misread a deadline and needed to scramble to get a bunch of time-sensitive work done over a long...
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Disappointed with a New Executive Hire? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am a regional president for a global services company. One of my executive team members recently retired, leaving rather suddenly as the result of an unexpected health issue. We...
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Need to Influence Senior Leaders about Staffing? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I manage a team of customer support specialists. The job requires in-depth knowledge of our products (outdoor/climbing gear, some of it very technical), so we have provided a lot...
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Have A Reputation for Being Moody? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I run a rapidly growing not-for-profit. I put together a great board, our fundraising efforts paid off, and I have a great team. In a recent chat, my head of accounting made a...
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Not Sure How to Push Back Against Work that Isn’t Yours? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I work on a team that has had a lot of turnover in the last couple of years. Although our company is very big, over time I have learned who to call to get things done. I am now...
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Too Good a Listener? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I had a big job and got a lot of manager training early in my working life. Then a series of events (I had a child with special needs, then another one, parents needing care,...
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One Surprising Way (That Nobody Tells You) a Coach Can Stand Out in a Sea of Wannabes
Coaching expert Madeleine Blanchard shares the best way she has found to keep coaching top of mind for people who are drowning in a sea of information, distractions, and mental stimulation.
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CEO Is Making A Colossal Mistake—and You’re Holding the Bag? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am the COO for a medium sized, mostly US-based specialty product business. Our CEO was always the idea guy and I was execution. Our business used to be straightforward, but we...
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Teammate Keeps Taking Credit for Your Ideas? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I was lucky to land an incredibly cool job right out of school. I am in digital marketing and work on a team that supports influencers and artists, each with their own defined...
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Not Sure You Should Be So Career Focused? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am a young professional woman in the biotech space. I started with one company right out of college and then was recruited away to the company I am with now. I double majored in...
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Afraid of Being Labeled a Micromanager? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, My company offers a lot of classes, and about six months ago I learned SLII®. I have been managing people for about a decade and honestly, learning SLII® changed everything for me....
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5 Questions Professional Coaches Should Never (Ever!) Ask
One of the big differences between a good coach and a great one is their careful use of language and the quality of their questions.
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Think You Made a Terrible Hiring Mistake? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I recently hired a new member for my team. She was great in the many rounds of interviews, seemed to have the skills we needed, and was unanimously the first choice of the hiring...
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Obsessing Over Losing Your Job? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I was let go from my last job due to a massive reorganization. I didn’t like it, but my entire department was eliminated so I didn’t take it personally. I got a new job soon...
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One of Your Managers Is Nasty to His People? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I have been a student of leadership ever since I became a supervisor in my first job in the early 90s. I am now a VP of services for a collection of call centers across the UK. I...
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Team Member Is Overusing PTO? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I manage a team of mostly young people, all of whom manage internal communications for a global manufacturing company. A few years ago the company went to an unlimited paid time...
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Procrastinating with a Writing Assignment? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am a marketing director for a medical devices company. I manage all our social media and speaking engagements, which involves a lot of details and spreadsheets with tasks and...
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Questioning the Work Ethic of New Hires? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I read your last blog Not Sure How to Address Burnout? with interest. I work in consulting with one of the big five consulting firms. We hire go-getters and work them hard. The...
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Technical Genius Needs to Play Well with Others? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am a regional president for a global financial services company. About five years ago, I hired a whiz kid to inject some creativity and innovation into our use of technology and...
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Not Sure How to Address Burnout? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I’m a tech founder and have developed a tool called “burnout tracker,” which is embedded into our 1:1 tool. Without going into too much detail, the tracker is able to predict when...
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