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Dear Madeleine,

There is no way to sugar coat this: I suspect one of my direct reports has taken another job.

Most of my team is virtual. A few people live locally, but after Covid we never insisted that people come to the office. I got quite good at managing a hybrid team (I took the href="https://www.blanchard.com/our-conten...

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Dear Madeleine,

I lead a team that is responsible for content marketing for a consulting and research firm. After a lull the company started growing rapidly, and I now have a large cohort of bright recent grads. We hire graduates from top universities, and a gig with us is often seen as an ideal path to business school or other advanced degree progr...

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Dear Madeleine,

I work for a big internet company doing ad sales. This is my first real job out of school and I feel lucky to be hired by a company with such a great reputation. I also make enough to afford to rent a decent apartment while most of my friends live in tiny, roach-infested dumps.

I like the job, my colleagues, and th...

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Ask Madeleine is Blanchard’s weekly advice column for well-meaning managers dealing with the challenges of bringing out the best in people in today’s changing work environment.  For more than 10 years, master certified coach Madeleine Homan Blanchard has been answering readers’ questions.

How about you?  Do you have a work issue that Madelei...

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Dear Madeleine,

I am an American working overseas. A few years ago I took a break from adventure travel to make some cash by accepting an entry level job in IT operations.

I was surprised to find that I liked it. Never in a million years did I think I would be happy or successful working in a large corporation. I liked it so much ...

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