The latest from Laurie Maddalena

Apr 26, 2019 - by Laurie Maddalena, Envision Excellence, LLC

The myth of multi-tasking

Last week I almost burned my kitchen down. In my quest to get all the important things done on my list, I was working on several things at once. Although ...

Mar 25, 2019 - by Laurie Maddalena, Envision Excellence, LLC

Five signs you have a mediocre culture

A lot has changed over the past thirty years–we can jump on Amazon and have anything delivered to our door in a day, we have hundreds of channels ...

Jan 31, 2019 - by Laurie Maddalena, Envision Excellence, LLC

Stop telling girls that bossy is leadership

It was a week before Christmas, and my three kids were reenacting The Nutcracker in our living room when a fight broke out. My seven-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Olivia, started yelling at ...

Oct 26, 2018 - by Laurie Maddalena, Envision Excellence, LLC

The one question Netflix uses to ensure an exceptional culture

You may know Netflix as a top media entertainment provider with shows like, Orange is the New Black and Stranger Things, but behind this media giant is a high-performance company ...

Sep 6, 2018 - by Laurie Maddalena, Envision Excellence, LLC

How to know when to fire someone

I once worked for a credit union where employees dreaded calling the accounting department. There was an accounting specialist who was not friendly and often snapped at you if she ...

Jul 17, 2018 - by Laurie Maddalena, Envision Excellence, LLC

What the most profitable companies do differently

A couple of years ago, I read the book, Firms of Endearment where the authors share how world-class companies profit from passion and purpose. We’ve all heard that having ...

Mar 2, 2018 - by Laurie Maddalena, Envision Excellence, LLC

A day in the life of a leader

Right out of college, I worked in the IT department as a help desk representative for an insurance company in upstate New York where I grew up. I was the ...

Feb 16, 2018 - by Laurie Maddalena, Envision Excellence, LLC

The importance of boundaries in leadership (and life)

On a recent Wednesday night, I was attending a parent association meeting at my children’s school to talk about upcoming events. These meetings have historically run long; sometimes going ...