The Leadership Caffeine Blog
Thank You to Wally Bock and Three Star Leadership
Yesterday's announcement from Wally Bock that he will no longer add content to his fabulous and long running Three Star Leadership blog was sad for me. Yeah, I'm selfish about people I admire and call friends. I want the ideas and exchanges to flow forever! Wally, I...
Thank You to Wally Bock and Three Star Leadership
My good friend and mentor-from-a-distance, Wally Bock, announced yesterday that he will no longer be adding content to his fabulous and long-running Three Star Leadership Blog. Wally is shifting gears to focus on his book writing/coaching practice. In this article, I share my thanks and great regard for someone who has inspired me for years.
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.
Transform Your Effectiveness with a Leadership Journal
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the most effective. In this article, I share six ideas on how to use a leadership journal to strengthen your performance through continuous daily improvement.
5 Important Lessons of Successful Career Reinventors
For most people, the idea of reinventing themselves in their careers remains a fantasy. However, for those who do move from fantasy and ideas to actions, the career reinvention process is filled with obstacles to be overcome. Here are 5 big lessons learned from some successful career reinventors:
4 Tactics to Help You Survive Working for a Dictator-Manager
Very few of us escape our careers without working for a dictator-manager at some point in time. If it’s your time, here are 4 tactics you can use to keep your values and your sanity intact: