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For Managers—The Performance Potential of a Strong Feedback Culture

Nov 2, 2018

Imagine there was a tool at your disposal that would help reinforce in real-time the behaviors of group members that moved the performance numbers in the right direction. Or, a tool that would get people motivated to learn, grow, and leave behind less-than-ideal behaviors in favor of new approaches and continuous improvement. Wouldn’t this be helpful?
Well, there is. It’s called performance feedback. And sadly, it’s often missing-in-action, misapplied, or, applied inconsistently, and that’s just leaving money and morale on the table.

The Virtual Experiment—Guest Post by Dr. Nick Morgan

Oct 30, 2018

We have all become unwitting participants in a massive unregulated social experiment. For a little over a decade, we have forced ourselves to evolve from beings who communicate face-to-face, to beings who spend a significant portion of our work and personal lives communicating virtually. What’s to be done? There is no single cure. Instead, we need to learn a new language of emotion, one that begins to replace the human intent that’s left out of the virtual conversation.

Leadership Caffeine™—Lessons for Management Fixers

Oct 22, 2018

It’s a great vote of confidence when your boss picks you to lead the turnaround of a struggling team or function. You’re the management fixer, charged with figuring out what’s not working and how to fix it. And while this is a great career opportunity, there are a number of ways you can misfire in this role. This article offers 7 hard won ideas to help you make the best of a team or function turnaround opportunity.

Leadership Caffeine™—How Effective Leaders Use Reframing to Tackle Challenges

Oct 15, 2018

For individuals involved in the world of design and design thinking, reframing vexing problems is a standard part of the process. For the rest of us, a bit of design thinking focused on reframing is invaluable in our daily labors. Here are some ideas to help you jump-start your reframing activities in pursuit of better solutions in the workplace:

How to Regain Control When The Job Hits Overload

Oct 11, 2018

Almost every professional navigates periods of extreme busyness. However, when the workload turns into perpetual overload, motivation flies out the window and productivity and quality (not to mention enjoyment) disappear. In this article, we look at the primary causes of workplace overload and offer some ideas for you to regain control.

Leadership Caffeine™—Learn to Love Uncertainty

Oct 7, 2018

We spend a great deal of time in our organizations striving to reduce risk and uncertainty. For some tasks that’s possible, but for the big issues of strategies and market forces, it’s impossible to bend behaviors and responses to fit our scripts. Effective leaders understand they must build teams that recognize uncertainty as opportunity and live to excel in those moments.

I Want Your First-Time Managers (To Succeed)!

Oct 5, 2018

The work of developing new managers and setting them up to emerge as our future leaders is mission critical. I’ve devoted much of my career to this good work and am excited to launch First-Time Managers Academy—a new approach for this important cause.

Character Counts When Selecting New Managers

Sep 30, 2018

When evaluating individuals for advancement into management roles, I prioritize character over knowledge, skills, and abilities. The latter are developed with coaching and training, however, by the time they get to you, it’s too late to teach character.

When Developing New Managers It’s Foundation First

Sep 27, 2018

In construction, a strong foundation is fundamental to creating a solid, resilient structure. The same applies when it comes to developing new managers. In this article, I share guidance and a framework to help with the development of strong, resilient new managers on your team.

9 Tips to Succeed at Start-Up as a First-Time Manager

Sep 23, 2018

The transition to manager from individual contributor is one of the more difficult in all of organizational life. Here are 9 tips to help smooth out this transition a bit and get you started heading in the right direction with your team and boss.

The Leadership Caffeine Blog

For Managers—The Performance Potential of a Strong Feedback Culture

The Virtual Experiment—Guest Post by Dr. Nick Morgan

Leadership Caffeine™—Lessons for Management Fixers

Leadership Caffeine™—How Effective Leaders Use Reframing to Tackle Challenges

How to Regain Control When The Job Hits Overload

Leadership Caffeine™—Learn to Love Uncertainty

I Want Your First-Time Managers (To Succeed)!

Character Counts When Selecting New Managers

When Developing New Managers It’s Foundation First

9 Tips to Succeed at Start-Up as a First-Time Manager

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