Why You Need to Write the Manifesto for Success with Your Group

Why You Need to Write the Manifesto for Success with Your Group

There’s a reason I frequently write, coach, and speak on the topic of leaders and managers defining the rules of success. Clarifying your group’s values or creating a Manifesto for Success gives substance and meaning to the working environment you want to bring to...
Leadership Caffeine Jam Session #3: All About Tuning Your Communication Skills for Success

Leadership Caffeine Jam Session #3: All About Tuning Your Communication Skills for Success

Late last year, I kicked off the Leadership Caffeine Jam Session Series of free professional development sessions. These are 50-minute events on the second Friday of every month at noon central, and the format is fast, fun, and filled with idea exchanges on topics...
Seven Things to Stop Doing as a Leader This (and every) Year

Seven Things to Stop Doing as a Leader This (and every) Year

The late, great management thinker Peter Drucker once offered: “We spend a lot of time teaching our leaders what to do. We don’t spend enough time teaching them what to stop.” As you search for new resolutions and ideas to grow and strengthen in your...
Leadership Caffeine™—Why You Need to “Write the Rules for Success” with Your Group

Leadership Caffeine™—Why You Need to “Write the Rules for Success” with Your Group

Here’s a bold claim: there’s a simple, powerful exercise you can run with your group that will transform the working environment for the better and provide you with the critical framework for coaching you’ve been lacking. Drumroll, please! Here it...