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Read ArticleShould I Stay or Should I Go? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am what’s called a “people leader”—I lead individual contributors at a global software giant. I am also a technical contributor as a subject matter expert in a specific...
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Read ArticleDropping the Ball at Home and at Work? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I missed a back to school event for my kids last night. My wife called to ask where I was, and I had completely forgotten that I was supposed to be there. I saw it on my calendar...
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Read ArticleFell Apart Presenting to Senior Executives? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I was asked to present to the senior leadership team and the board of my company. I was excited and nervous—and prepared, I thought—but probably not enough as it turns out. Just as...
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Read ArticleVictim of Your Own Success? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I work as a subject matter expert on sales and implementation teams for integrated software. I get pulled into all kinds of teams. I am constantly being told to join new teams and...
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Read ArticleCan’t Do It All? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, A couple of months ago I received a promotion I was really hoping for. Now I have fifteen direct reports where I used to have seven. Everything I am reading says I should be doing...
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Read ArticleTired of Being Nasty? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I lead a business for a global company. I am very bright and hardworking, have risen fast, and continue to rise. I will probably end up being a senior leader for the company...
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Read ArticleYour Boss Expects You to Be Perfect All the Time? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am smart, I work hard, and I am a pleaser. These qualities have made me very successful. I am now a senior manager in a fast-paced, high-pressure service business. My problem is...
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Read ArticleBoss Is Having Hot Flashes? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, My boss is amazing. She has been a mentor for me and I admire her and learn from her every day. She has freakish stamina, is extremely bright and creative, and has a ton of...
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Read ArticleYelled at Your Direct Report and Feel Terrible About It? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I really messed up—and I’m so embarrassed I’m thinking of quitting my job. I yelled at one of my direct reports during a team meeting. I was very tired because I had been up all...
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Read ArticleBoss Is Over-Promising and Expecting You to Deliver? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am at my limit and hope you can help. I am a senior team leader with a very high performing intact team. We have a new, very inexperienced board who is wreaking havoc with the...
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Read ArticleFeel Like You’ve Been Set Up to Fail? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I have just started a job at a well regarded local firm. I have many years of office experience, but this is the largest firm I have ever worked for. My job is as an admin to a...
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Read ArticleFrustrated with Poor Management? Ask Madeleine
Hi Madeleine, I work in a membership organization with a very old-fashioned outlook and a hierarchical structure. I am not a manager, but I did have one direct report at a previous employer. I am...
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Read ArticleCan’t Keep Covering for a Direct Report? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am a regional VP for a global services company. I get excellent performance reviews, have been promoted regularly, and have had some employees tell me I’m the best boss they’ve...
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Read ArticleStepping into a Big Mess as a New Manager? Ask Madeleine
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...
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Read ArticleConcerned about a Difficult Employee? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I have an employee who hates me. I have been supervising and managing people for 25 years and this has never happened to me before. I’ve been to training classes, attended...
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Read ArticleOlder Direct Report Doesn’t Respect You as Their Younger Manager? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am 25, super organized, and I have no problem being direct. On the CliftonStrengths® assessment I come out as having high self-assurance. People just assume I am in charge even...
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Read ArticleThinking about Tattling on a Colleague? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I work in a very matrixed organization. My actual boss works remotely and I seldom interact with him one-on-one, but we have a team lead on every project. In my work group, we all...
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Read ArticleBosses Are Trash-Talking Each Other? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I work for a small company in a small city. I really like my job, but the atmosphere in my office is so toxic I am not sure I can live with it. This is my first real job. My...
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Read ArticleNot Sure Where to Start in a New Senior Role? Ask Madeleine
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...
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Read ArticleLost Your Voice with Your Team? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am a senior executive with a lot of experience who is on the leadership team of my organization. I have a problem I’ve never had before, which has been developing over the last...
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