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You can get rid of that “scary boss” label and lead your team to higher levels of innovation, productivity, and engagement.says trust expert Randy Conley.

Dear Madeleine, I am the general counsel for a complex global conglomerate. I have a direct report who came with me from my last job and has always been terrific. She started as an admin and moved...

What’s made coaching especially critical now is the way work has changed since the pandemic, says senior executive coach John Arnold.

Dear Madeleine, I am the president of a region for a global financial services firm. I have been in the role for about a year. I felt prepared, and I am settling into the job. I have had a lot of...

Blanchard senior executive coach Anastasia Mizitova discusses why coaching is essential for modern organizations and how it is evolving alongside AI.

Dear Madeleine, I have been in the same job for a couple of years. I don’t know how to say this without sounding arrogant, but I run circles around everyone else on my team. To a person, everyone...

For many people, there remains some mystery about what really happens when an individual works with a coach.

The role of executive coaching in organizations is shifting. Coaching is increasingly recognized as a strategic driver of leadership performance.

Dear Madeleine, I was recently promoted and moved to a new team. I was very excited—first to make more money, and also to learn a new aspect of the business. Six months later, I’m a bit...

Don’t wait for perfect. Make the first pancake and learn from it says Scott Blanchard.

Each person on your team brings something special to the table, and it’s essential to maximize those individual strengths.

Dear Madeleine, I am an EVP in a mid-sized service business. I created the role, as I was put in charge of two business units that had been quite siloed but shared some overlap. Part of my job was...

Dear Madeleine, I work for a mid-sized global accessories brand. I was head of PR for many years but wanted to scale back when I had a kids. Now I serve as brand ambassador and influencer. The...

The leap from individual contributor to leader is no small feat—even your strongest team members can lose their footing.

Dear Madeleine, I have been working for a new boss for about six months. I think she is very organized and personable, and her whole team (me included) likes working for her. A while back, I had a...

Learn four reasons why leadership training so often fails to create lasting change.

Dear Madeleine, This isn’t so much a work question as a “my work is affecting my relationship” question. I met my husband in grad school when we were both studying to work in the same field. He...

Let’s talk about why making a business case for leadership coaching can be essential for organizations like yours.

Dear Madeleine, I really like my job and tend to go the extra mile. I had scheduled my quarterly one-on-one meeting with my manager, and then got an email from him that said “Hey, do you mind if...