Blanchard LeaderChat

A Forum to Discuss Leadership and Management Issues

  • Don’t Want to Be a Reference for a Former Colleague? Ask Madeleine

    Don’t Want to Be a Reference for a Former Colleague? Ask Madeleine

    Dear Madeleine, Our company is experiencing the pressures of the economic downturn in my country (not the US). One of the solutions has been to eliminate a layer of management. As a result, at...

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  • Leading with Trust: 3 Causes and Cures for Being a "Scary Boss"

    Leading with Trust: 3 Causes and Cures for Being a "Scary Boss"

    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.

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  • Pushing Too Hard on a Direct Report to Grow? Ask Madeleine

    Pushing Too Hard on a Direct Report to Grow? Ask Madeleine

    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...

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  • Executive Coaching in a Hybrid World: A Conversation with John Arnold

    Executive Coaching in a Hybrid World: A Conversation with John Arnold

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

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  • New Guy Is Nice, but Not Performing? Ask Madeleine

    New Guy Is Nice, but Not Performing? Ask Madeleine

    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...

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  • The Human Side of Leadership in the Age of AI: A Coaching Conversation with Anastasia Mizitova

    The Human Side of Leadership in the Age of AI: A Coaching Conversation with Anastasia Mizitova

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

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  • Performance Seen As a Threat By Your Colleagues? Ask Madeleine

    Performance Seen As a Threat By Your Colleagues? Ask Madeleine

    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...

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  • What Really Happens In Executive Coaching?

    What Really Happens In Executive Coaching?

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

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  • Coaching + Leadership Development: A Strategic Imperative for Performance and Growth

    Coaching + Leadership Development: A Strategic Imperative for Performance and Growth

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

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  • Feeling Lonely at Work? Ask Madeleine

    Feeling Lonely at Work? Ask Madeleine

    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...

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  • The First Pancake: Learning from Imperfection

    The First Pancake: Learning from Imperfection

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

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  • Tailoring Leadership Training to Fit Every Personality Type on Your Team

    Tailoring Leadership Training to Fit Every Personality Type on Your Team

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

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  • Struggling to Be More Strategic? Ask Madeleine

    Struggling to Be More Strategic? Ask Madeleine

    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...

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  • Afraid Your New Leader Is Running the Company Into the Ground? Ask Madeleine

    Afraid Your New Leader Is Running the Company Into the Ground? Ask Madeleine

    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...

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  • How to Support First-Time Managers Without an L&D Department

    How to Support First-Time Managers Without an L&D Department

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

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  • Been Labeled as a Highly Sensitive Person? Ask Madeleine

    Been Labeled as a Highly Sensitive Person? Ask Madeleine

    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...

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  • Closing the Distance Between Training and Real Change

    Closing the Distance Between Training and Real Change

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

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  • Spouse Is Jealous of Your Job and Your Success? Ask Madeleine

    Spouse Is Jealous of Your Job and Your Success? Ask Madeleine

    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...

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  • Making the Business Case for Coaching

    Making the Business Case for Coaching

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

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  • Not Getting Enough Feedback? Ask Madeleine

    Not Getting Enough Feedback? Ask Madeleine

    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...

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