Blanchard LeaderChat
A Forum to Discuss Leadership and Management Issues
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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 ArticleIs Your Organization High Performing? A Quick Quiz
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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 ArticleCrafting Your Own Personal SWOT Matrix
During my time as a coach, I have often utilized SWOT analyses to help teams analyze their organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. This is a simple, user-friendly method...
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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 ArticleLeading Effectively from Start-up Growth to Maturity: Identifying the Four Stages of Development
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Read Article4 Coaching Steps toward Work/Life Balance
A common topic in my coaching sessions is work/life balance. Heavy workloads, daily abundance of emails, competing deadlines, required meetings, and other concerns can be so overwhelming that work...
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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 ArticleHow Values Unify and Enhance—Especially During Tough Times
Common organization values help to unify a company culture
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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 ArticleResilience at Work—Focus on Thriving, Not Just Surviving
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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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Read ArticleFinding Your Significant Purpose
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Read ArticleBehind on Your 2019 Goals and Feel Like a Loser? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am so frustrated with myself. At the beginning of the year I set a whole bunch of goals. Then Q1 whooshed by and guess what I have done? Nothing. I stayed really focused for...
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Read Article4 Steps to Escape From Your Leadership Prison Cell
I recently spent time at Alcatraz…as a tourist, of course. The old federal penitentiary hasn’t housed prisoners since 1963. As a history nerd it was fascinating to walk the same halls as some of...
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Read ArticleToo Many Demands for Your Time? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, What should I do about all of the requests I get from people who want to “pick my brain” or schedule an informational interview? My friends’ kids are all reaching the age where...
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Read Article4 Keys to Great Customer Service
Think of a time when you experienced truly excellent service. It may take you a few minutes—I don’t mind waiting. Got it? Now compare that to a time when the service you received was just...
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Read ArticleStop Being Perfect at Work
I’ve been coaching executives for about six years now. Recently I was working with a leader who proudly identified himself as a perfectionist. He considered it a badge of honor that he routinely...
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