At a Crossroads Late in Your Career? Ask Madeleine

Dear Madeleine, I am at a crossroads in my career. I am 63 years old and have held positions of plant manager and operations manager. I currently serve as director of operations at a company that offers overhead crane and hoist design, manufacturing, and maintenance services. My past has been challenging; I have reinvented myself…

Looking for a Mentor? Ask Madeleine

Dear Madeleine, You have answered many questions about being a mentor—but as a young person in my first job, I wonder how I can find a mentor. How do I go about it? How do I know if someone is the right mentor for me? Once I find someone willing to mentor me, how do…

Need More Confidence as an Aspiring Leader? Ask Madeleine

Dear Madeleine,  What advice can you provide about how one can develop more confidence as an aspiring leader?  Aspiring  _____________________________________________________________________  Dear Aspiring,  This is such a great question. I have been thinking about it all week. The answer could be an entire book—and, in fact, there are countless books on the topic. But of all…

Leading a Team that Needs a Reboot? Ask Madeleine

Dear Madeleine, I work for a national mortgage company and recently took over a team from a leader who had led it for 37 years. Every single person on the team is more experienced in the business of the team than I am. And every one of them is very disengaged because their former leader…