Stepping 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 about when I first came on was how much everyone loved my predecessor, how smart he was, how much…

Concerned 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 webinars, read books on managing, and worked hard to hone my leadership skills over the years. I am generally a likeable person,…

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Stepping into a Big Mess as a New Manager? Ask Madeleine

Concerned about a Difficult Employee? Ask Madeleine