The Leadership Caffeine Blog
March 2023 Leadership Development Carnival
For many years, I've had the pleasure and honor of submitting my Leadership Caffeine articles to the monthly Leadership Development Carnival coordinated by the great team at Weaving Influence. This monthly collection of ideas, inspiration, and guidance for all of us...
March 2023 Leadership Development Carnival
For many years, I've had the pleasure and honor of submitting my Leadership Caffeine articles to the monthly Leadership Development Carnival coordinated by the great team at Weaving Influence. This monthly collection of ideas, inspiration, and guidance for all of us...
Leadership Caffeine™—The Book and Coming Attractions!
As we approach another anniversary of the publication of my book, Leadership Caffeine: Ideas to Energize Your Professional Development, I am pleased to share some updates and coming attractions as the Leadership Caffeine family of offerings expands.
Leadership Caffeine™–Decisions and the Least Bad Option
A good number of decisions in business (and life) include choices that beg selecting the least bad option. Do we pull in that big deal with a discount incentive to dress up this quarter’s poor numbers and in the process, create a hole for the next quarter? Do we go...
Quit Telling Us We Work Too Much
The notion of work as an addiction and the need for work-life balance may be out of balance for some of us. The issue is work-life fit, and for me (and many I know) our love of our work is who we are. In fact, it’s not work.
Your Best Work…
It is natural at some point in time to wonder whether our best work is behind us. For anyone negotiating with this creeping sense of obsolescence, you face the choice to capitulate or to reinvent. One is much harder, but the end result may well be the pinnacle of your life’s work.
A Day to Remember
To those who served and preserved our freedom, thank you.
The Painful Process of Pivoting to New Markets
Helping a once successful business navigate to new markets is one of the most difficult acts in all of business. The deck is stacked against us in many places, particularly when it comes to the issue of leadership courage.
Leading Employees Who Struggle with Self Confidence
The biggest barrier to remarkable achievements in our workplaces is not a lack of resources or a shortage of great ideas. Rather, it is a distinct shortage of a very personal attribute: self-confidence. Here are six ideas to help you strengthen your support of these individuals on your team:
A Note of Encouragement to the MBA Graduates of 2016
Every year, I share my thoughts and encouragement for the latest graduates of our business schools. For this year’s graduates, take a little time to reflect on your accomplishment, recharge, and then pursue the challenges of this world with zeal.
Leadership Caffeine™—Don’t Let a Bad Employee Experience Define You
A “difficult employee” experience wreaks havoc on team morale and the manager’s psyche. For some managers, this experience is so painful, it prompts them to redirect in their careers. For others–survivors, they find different ways to turn the negative experience into improved leadership performance in the future. Here are four approaches of leaders who survived and thrived following a toxic employee situation: