1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles Archives

Why We Hate Feedback—And How to Give and Get More of the Right Kind

Few of us relish being on the receiving end of constructive feedback. And many of us go out of our way to delay delivery of difficult feedback to colleagues or employees. To top it off, our brain is working against us on much of the processing around feedback. Yet, you can create incredible performance gains for yourself, your coworkers and your firm if you take control of your feedback universe. Here are eight ideas to help you get started:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:12:42-05:00October 28th, 2018|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|1 Comment

Leadership Caffeine™—Lessons for Management Fixers

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.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:12:44-05:00October 22nd, 2018|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

The One Question that Might Free You to Find Your Encore Career

For many of us, the idea of an encore career is an appealing fantasy that never grows closer or more tangible. At least part of the problem for why we remain locked in place stems from our attempt to answer the wrong question. Try a simple reframe of the question, "What do I want to be when I grow up?" to open the floodgates of ideas essential to help us move from fantasy to reality. We have some great design thinkers to thank for this simple, powerful reframe.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:14:33-05:00October 17th, 2018|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

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

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:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:14:34-05:00October 15th, 2018|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

How to Regain Control When The Job Hits Overload

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.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:14:35-05:00October 11th, 2018|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™—Learn to Love Uncertainty

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.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:14:36-05:00October 7th, 2018|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|1 Comment

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

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.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:14:37-05:00October 5th, 2018|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Character Counts When Selecting New Managers

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.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:14:38-05:00September 30th, 2018|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

When Developing New Managers It’s Foundation First

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.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:14:40-05:00September 27th, 2018|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

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

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.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:14:41-05:00September 23rd, 2018|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments