The Leadership Caffeine Blog
Are You in Trouble if the Boss Offers a Coach?
In a recent Leadership Caffeine Jam Session, I asked, "How do you react if your boss suggests you will benefit by engaging a coach?" The feedback was largely positive. Most of the responses were in the neighborhood of "That would be great," or "I would love it." A...
Are You in Trouble if the Boss Offers a Coach?
In some organizations, “being assigned a coach” has a negative connotation. That’s too bad. If you are on the receiving end of an offer from your boss to take on a coach, strive to understand the rationale and then embrace the opportunity for the learning and growth experience it offers you.
11 Principles of Positive Persuasion for Workplace Conversations
Any conversation at work where you are asking someone for something is a form of negotiation. Effective managers and leaders use the principles of positive persuasion to get what they need and strengthen relationships in the process.
Leadership Caffeine™—Lead Differently
In our development of leaders, we focus on imprinting them with the same (important) but limiting behaviors. In today’s world of change, it’s essential for us to break this mold and work harder at developing and supporting individuals who lead differently.
Fear, Self-Confidence, and Challenging Conversations
Real progress in the workplace occurs through challenging conversations. Unfortunately, fear and a lack of self-confidence often get in the way of us conducting these conversations. Here are 4 steps to help quell your fear and grow your self-confidence.
Leadership Caffeine™—50+ Ideas to Turbocharge Your Success (Webinar)
This free webinar offers slightly more than 50 workplace-tested ideas to help strengthen your leadership success!
How to Win When You’re Under Attack in a Meeting at Work
When faced with a sudden meeting room confrontation, it’s imperative to maintain control and not allow your natural fight or flight instinct to take over. A simple reboot mantra and a few precious seconds to breathe and process will help you win the day.
Reinventing Your Career—Purpose and Cause
For too many experienced professionals, the later stages of their careers feel more like prison sentences than rich opportunities to learn and grow. Yet, investing time to rethink your personal purpose and cause through the lens of your experience, can set the stage for the most productive, rewarding portion of your career and life.
Leadership Caffeine™—Learn, Adapt, Influence
The most effective leaders understand their role in breaking away from the gravitational pull of the status quo. They focus daily on the learn, adapt, influence cycle as they strive to help their teams and firms level-up
Leadership Caffeine™—The Liberating Power of Accountability
If you’ve ever worked in an environment where accountability was in short supply, you understand how toxic this can be for everyone. Effective managers understand and tap into the power of accountability. Of course, accountability always starts with the manager.
Webinar: The Six Challenging Conversations You Must Master to Succeed
Simply stated, challenging conversations are where we mine the gold from our leadership and management efforts. It’s too bad we spend so much time delaying or dodging these discussions. When we do engage, often, we muddle our way through and leave money and performance on the table. Join me for my free webinar on the six challenging conversations at work you must learn to master to succeed.