Management - Leadership

Udemy's 2018 Employee Experience Report highlights the importance of structured onboarding, manager training and emotional intelligence, and more.

Technology, talent shortage, and trust are just a few of the issues that will challenge workplace culture over the next decade.

So, after much consideration and hand-wringing, you've finally decided you have no choice but to fire someone. What possibly can go wrong? Plenty.

New research from Deloitte singles out four distinct characteristics that will mark tomorrow's successful business leaders.

Micromanagement is pervasive —  in a 2014 RobertHalf survey 59% of the workers said they’d been micromanaged at some point in their career. Last year, 39% of the 2,000 employees Comparably surveyed said micromanagement is the worst offense a manager can commit. But it’s not a need for control that drives this behavior; it’s a need for survival. We live in a connected and empowered society, where employees want autonomy. This is incompatible with the fact that 4 out of 10 people taking an online quiz showed a strong desire for power. This doesn’t make them micromanagers in the traditional sense, where they

Learn why listening to your star employees -- and acting on their feedback -- is the best way to go about culture change.

Dear Madeleine, I am a subject matter expert in an engineering company and, well, a technical genius. I am aware it isn’t politically correct to put it that way, but it is the truth—I have an unusually high IQ and people who come to me for help literally call me “The Genius.” Our whole team…

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 knew I was COO. I have no real senior leadership experience, but here is the crazy thing: I’m pretty…

Many good managers have trouble delegating. But delegating is essential to your success. Here are memorable delegating quotes from famous people to help.

There is no better model of courage, perseverance...

Dear Madeleine, I am the general manager of a hotel property. I have always received great performance reviews, have high employee retention numbers (a big issue in my business) and my teams seem to really like working with me. About nine months ago I got a new boss and she is a crazy micromanager. She…

A leader is always learning. He’s finding new mentors and going back to old mentors. Leading is a never-ending learning adventure. One of the easiest ways to continue learning is to follow other leaders. These are people who have been there, done that, and are still going. The tried and true leaders. Today, I want …

In this episode, S. Chris Edmonds discusses the key points of his book The Culture Engine: A Framework for Driving Results, Inspiring Your Employees, and Transforming Your Workplace.

A leader is always learning. He’s finding new mentors and going back to old mentors. Leading is a never-ending learning adventure. One of the easiest ways to continue learning is to follow other leaders. These are people who have been there, done that, and are still going. The tried and true leaders. Today, I want …

In my research for my book on introvert-friendly work cultures, open spaces don't get high marks from introverts - they don't cater to introverts' needs.