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Helping Others Know You As A Leader: 3 Ways to Get Started
One of the best ways to build a connection between yourself and others is to share information about yourself—who you are, where you’re from, your influences, etc. Being vulnerable and sharing a little...
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Motivation at Work: Six Action Steps for Leaders
Recent research into motivation has shown us that, at least in the corporate world, we don’t have the complete story. In their latest column for Training Industry Magazine Ken Blanchard and Scott...
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What Do Workers Want? Better communication with their leader for starters
Earlier this month, I noticed that a few of my Facebook friends were posting a link to a Wall Street Journal post titled What Do Workers Want from the Boss? The article describes the results of a...
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3 Ways Social Neuroscience is Changing Leadership
New advances in the field of social neuroscience are fundamentally reshaping perspectives on the best way to lead and manage the performance of others. That’s the main message Scott Blanchard will be...
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Help! I Inherited My Team: Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am at my wits’ end. I worked hard in college and graduate school and have what some people might call a “Type A” personality. I take on a lot, I work really hard and I complete my...
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One of My Best People Is Looking For A New Job: Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I manage a fairly large team of supervisors. The days are long and hectic but I have a good flow going with the group. Recently, though, it has become clear that one of my best...
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Thriving in the Midst of Change: Ask 3 Questions
When your organization and people are challenged with impending doom—I mean, impending change—leaders often stick their heads in the sand and hope it passes. Yes, it will pass, but your organization...
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Leaders—Feel Like You’re Rowing Alone? Alignment Might Be the Problem
As a leader, have you ever felt as if you were rowing upstream alone while your team watched from the bank, wondering what you were doing? Have you ever felt as if you were the only one carrying a...
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4 Basic Human Needs Leaders Must Meet to Have Engaged Employees
Everyday the spirits of millions of people die at the front door of their workplace. There is an epidemic of workers who are uninterested and disengaged from the work they do, and the cost to the U.S....
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Afraid You May Be Washed Up? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am a creative director at an advertising agency, and I have been managing teams of people forever. I was the darling of the advertising world when I started, and developed a...
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Thanksgiving Special: 10 Easy Ways to Thank Your Team
In the spirit of today’s Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, I thought I’d share ten simple and easy ways to tell your employees “thank you.” Telling an employee “thank you” is one of the...
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Faked Out by a Direct Report? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, A long-time employee I really liked and respected recently left for another opportunity. I tried to keep her but couldn’t offer her enough money, so I gave her an excellent reference....
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Are Your People Phoning It In? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am a staff manager at an academic institution. Of my eleven direct reports, seven have been with the University for more than thirty years and the rest have also been here for a long...
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Former Peers Challenging Your Authority? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I’m relatively new to a managerial position; I’ve been in my role for around two years. I was promoted from the ranks and am now leading a team that I was a member of when I first came...
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Is Your Organization on a Path toward Emotional Heart Trouble? Here’s One...
Scott Blanchard, principal and EVP at The Ken Blanchard Companies, likes to use the phrase heart of the house to describe the important role middle managers play in an organization. In Blanchard’s...
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New Job Not What You Expected? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I was recently hired as regional manager of a large retail company. I come with lots of experience and a successful track record. In fact, my new company actually approached me and made...
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Three Compelling Ways to Rethink Leadership Practices
Are your leadership practices based on outdated assumptions about the true nature of human motivation? Think about how you might approach leadership differently if you took into account some of the...
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Suffering from Burnout? 3 Ways to Get Yourself—and Your Team—Back on Track
Like most people, chances are that you were enthusiastic about your current job when you were first hired. You were excited about the new role, its challenges, and the people you would be working with....
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New Job with a Heavy Agenda? Ask Madeleine
Hi Madeleine, I work in the health profession and I’ve just accepted a position in management at a new facility. I don’t know the staff at all. All I know is that the senior leadership wants a change...
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“People are naturally lazy” and Other Myths about Employee Engagement
When you look at all of the stats pointing to the low levels of employee engagement in the US and around the world, you might start to believe that people are naturally lazy and disengaged—or that...
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