Comments on: Leadership Caffeine: Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I First Became a Leader http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/ Art Petty on Leadership, Management and Professional Development Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:08:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: What would your ‘leadership letter’ say? « Phil Dourado http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-15328 What would your ‘leadership letter’ say? « Phil Dourado Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:27:54 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-15328 [...] Art Petty has a nice blog post over on his website called “Things I wish someone would have told me when I became a leader.” [...] [...] Art Petty has a nice blog post over on his website called “Things I wish someone would have told me when I became a leader.” [...]

]]> By: Three Star Leadership Blog http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7486 Three Star Leadership Blog Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:48:00 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7486 <strong>8/5/09: Midweek Look at the Independent Business Blogs...</strong> Every week I select five excellent posts from this week's independent business blogs. This week, I'm pointing you to posts on dealing with a good person who's a bad culture fit, advice for new managers, learning from experience, workplace flexibilit... 8/5/09: Midweek Look at the Independent Business Blogs…

Every week I select five excellent posts from this week’s independent business blogs. This week, I’m pointing you to posts on dealing with a good person who’s a bad culture fit, advice for new managers, learning from experience, workplace flexibilit…

]]> By: The CEO’s ONLY Job » client k http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7351 The CEO’s ONLY Job » client k Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:01:39 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7351 [...] a leader, how much time do you devote to purposefully crafting your company’s environment? Art Petty has an insightful list of other concepts leaders should [...] [...] a leader, how much time do you devote to purposefully crafting your company’s environment? Art Petty has an insightful list of other concepts leaders should [...]

]]> By: Leadership Development Carnival « Bret L. Simmons http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7317 Leadership Development Carnival « Bret L. Simmons Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:14:42 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7317 [...] sure to read Art Petty’s Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I First Became a Leader and Wally Bock’s Productivity is a Product of a Great Working [...] [...] sure to read Art Petty’s Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I First Became a Leader and Wally Bock’s Productivity is a Product of a Great Working [...]

]]> By: Andy Parkinson’s World » Blog Archive » 7/30/09: Top Career Posts this Week http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7201 Andy Parkinson’s World » Blog Archive » 7/30/09: Top Career Posts this Week Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:33:49 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7201 [...] From Management Excellence: Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I First Became a Leader “One of the motivations in writing Practical Lessons in Leadership a couple of years ago was to take a stab at leaving behind that letter we all wish we would have received when we first became leaders.  You know the letter…it’s the one that if we had read it and actually followed the advice, we might have short-circuited a few years of learning things the hard way. ” [...] [...] From Management Excellence: Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I First Became a Leader “One of the motivations in writing Practical Lessons in Leadership a couple of years ago was to take a stab at leaving behind that letter we all wish we would have received when we first became leaders.  You know the letter…it’s the one that if we had read it and actually followed the advice, we might have short-circuited a few years of learning things the hard way. ” [...]

]]> By: Art Petty http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7193 Art Petty Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:27:49 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7193 Dan, thanks for your kind words on the book! Of course, they would have to subscribe to "Great Leadership" as part of their on-going education and development! Sue, very nice philosophical and foundational addition! Thanks! Art Dan, thanks for your kind words on the book! Of course, they would have to subscribe to “Great Leadership” as part of their on-going education and development!

Sue, very nice philosophical and foundational addition!

Thanks!

Art

]]> By: Dan McCarthy http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7190 Dan McCarthy Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:17:45 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7190 Art - Great idea, using Twitter to collect these words of wisdom. I would tell a new leader to read your book, Practical Lessons in Leadership. Then read it again. It's a must for any new leader. I'd also have them answer these questions before they accept the postion: http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/2009/07/three-questions-for-potential-managers.html Dan Art –
Great idea, using Twitter to collect these words of wisdom.
I would tell a new leader to read your book, Practical Lessons in Leadership. Then read it again. It’s a must for any new leader.
I’d also have them answer these questions before they accept the postion:
http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/2009/07/three-questions-for-potential-managers.html
Dan

]]> By: Sue Leonard http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7186 Sue Leonard Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:27:07 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7186 Leading is living it from the bottom of your soul - whether it is being a parent or a business person. A big task to live up to but it is something to aspire to constantly. Leading is living it from the bottom of your soul – whether it is being a parent or a business person. A big task to live up to but it is something to aspire to constantly.

]]> By: A must-read for ALL leaders « The Resourceful Coach http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7184 A must-read for ALL leaders « The Resourceful Coach Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:15:38 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7184 [...] July 30, 2009 by ldgcoach I just had the pleasure of reading a post by Art Petty on his Management Excellence blog titled “Leadership Caffeine: Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I First Became a Leader&#8... [...] [...] July 30, 2009 by ldgcoach I just had the pleasure of reading a post by Art Petty on his Management Excellence blog titled “Leadership Caffeine: Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I First Became a Leader&#8… [...]

]]> By: Art Petty http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7182 Art Petty Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:56:30 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7182 Laurie, thanks for your enthusiastic response and your great addition to the group's wisdom. I love when the comments start to add more than the post! Best, Art Laurie, thanks for your enthusiastic response and your great addition to the group’s wisdom. I love when the comments start to add more than the post! Best, Art

]]> By: Laurie Gripshover http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7181 Laurie Gripshover Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:53:55 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7181 GREAT post, Art! A must read for all new leaders, and a great reminder to experienced leaders as well. One additional area a new leader will want to address is the ENERGY they exude. How they are "being" in their role, whether experienced or not, will impact the people they lead. If they approach people with mistrust and aggressive behavior, they will create a defensive environment. If the are fearful, people may seek to overtake them, etc. Being a leader who is clear on the reason they have two ears and one mouth will be a first step towards gathering valuable information about how to lead their team. Looking for the positive learning opportunities in each challenging situation will also lay the groundwork for dialog, collaboration and creative problem-solving along the way to becoming an outstanding leader. Thank you for your post ~ I thoroughly enjoyed it! ~Laurie GREAT post, Art! A must read for all new leaders, and a great reminder to experienced leaders as well.

One additional area a new leader will want to address is the ENERGY they exude. How they are “being” in their role, whether experienced or not, will impact the people they lead. If they approach people with mistrust and aggressive behavior, they will create a defensive environment. If the are fearful, people may seek to overtake them, etc. Being a leader who is clear on the reason they have two ears and one mouth will be a first step towards gathering valuable information about how to lead their team. Looking for the positive learning opportunities in each challenging situation will also lay the groundwork for dialog, collaboration and creative problem-solving along the way to becoming an outstanding leader.

Thank you for your post ~ I thoroughly enjoyed it!

~Laurie

]]> By: Momentor » Blog Archive » 7/30/09: Top Career Posts this Week http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7180 Momentor » Blog Archive » 7/30/09: Top Career Posts this Week Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:10:27 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7180 [...] From Management Excellence: Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I First Became a Leader “One of the motivations in writing Practical Lessons in Leadership a couple of years ago was to take a stab at leaving behind that letter we all wish we would have received when we first became leaders.  You know the letter…it’s the one that if we had read it and actually followed the advice, we might have short-circuited a few years of learning things the hard way. ” [...] [...] From Management Excellence: Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I First Became a Leader “One of the motivations in writing Practical Lessons in Leadership a couple of years ago was to take a stab at leaving behind that letter we all wish we would have received when we first became leaders.  You know the letter…it’s the one that if we had read it and actually followed the advice, we might have short-circuited a few years of learning things the hard way. ” [...]

]]> By: Art Petty http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7139 Art Petty Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:21:57 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7139 Bret, thanks so much for stopping by and for the kind words! Much appreciated. -Art Bret, thanks so much for stopping by and for the kind words! Much appreciated. -Art

]]> By: Bret Simmons http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7138 Bret Simmons Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:08 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7138 Art, this is exceptional. Glad I found your blog - Wally to thank for that. Keep up the good work. Bret Art, this is exceptional. Glad I found your blog – Wally to thank for that. Keep up the good work. Bret

]]> By: Wally Bock http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7130 Wally Bock Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:24:39 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7130 Congratulations! This post was selected as one of the five best independent business blog posts of the week in my Three Star Leadership Midweek Review of the Business Blogs. http://blog.threestarleadership.com/2009/07/29/72909-midweek-look-at-the-independent-business-blogs.aspx Wally Bock Congratulations! This post was selected as one of the five best independent business blog posts of the week in my Three Star Leadership Midweek Review of the Business Blogs.

http://blog.threestarleadership.com/2009/07/29/72909-midweek-look-at-the-independent-business-blogs.aspx

Wally Bock

]]> By: Three Star Leadership Blog http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7121 Three Star Leadership Blog Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:33:39 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7121 <strong>7/29/09: Midweek Look at the Independent Business Blogs...</strong> Every week I select five excellent posts from this week's independent business blogs. This week, I'm pointing you to posts on one of your jobs as a boss, giving performance feedback, Zappos, scenario planning for compensation, and great advice for bo... 7/29/09: Midweek Look at the Independent Business Blogs…

Every week I select five excellent posts from this week’s independent business blogs. This week, I’m pointing you to posts on one of your jobs as a boss, giving performance feedback, Zappos, scenario planning for compensation, and great advice for bo…

]]> By: Art Petty http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7048 Art Petty Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:44:52 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7048 Wally, thanks for serving as such a great mentor to many via your writing! -Art Wally, thanks for serving as such a great mentor to many via your writing! -Art

]]> By: Wally Bock http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7047 Wally Bock Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:42:01 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7047 Thanks for this, Art. I consider it a public service. Thanks for this, Art. I consider it a public service.

]]> By: Art Petty http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7004 Art Petty Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:41:07 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7004 Steve, it is always great to hear from you! Thanks for the contribution on Credibility. I agree. Credibility is most definitely the leader's currency! -Art Steve, it is always great to hear from you! Thanks for the contribution on Credibility. I agree. Credibility is most definitely the leader’s currency! -Art

]]> By: Steve http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7003 Steve Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:30:34 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7003 GREAT post Art! I believe my most valuable learning is how your leadership credibility will cultivate & foster your professional relationships, both up and down the hierarchy. You'll need to either filter down or deflect firedrills & unproductive assignments that come from above - your credibility is what will allow you to deflect the unnecessary firedrills & projects without too much objection from whoever's making the request. Meanwhile, your team is smart enough to realize that you're looking out for them by shielding them from unnecessary assignments, strengthening the team bonds as well as your position as their leader. GREAT post Art! I believe my most valuable learning is how your leadership credibility will cultivate & foster your professional relationships, both up and down the hierarchy.

You’ll need to either filter down or deflect firedrills & unproductive assignments that come from above – your credibility is what will allow you to deflect the unnecessary firedrills & projects without too much objection from whoever’s making the request. Meanwhile, your team is smart enough to realize that you’re looking out for them by shielding them from unnecessary assignments, strengthening the team bonds as well as your position as their leader.

]]> By: Art Petty http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-7000 Art Petty Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:24:16 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-7000 Mark, thanks as always for sharing. I love your "Mentor Moments" track. That sounds like an idea worth emulating! -Art Mark, thanks as always for sharing. I love your “Mentor Moments” track. That sounds like an idea worth emulating! -Art

]]> By: Mark Allen Roberts http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-6999 Mark Allen Roberts Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:21:20 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-6999 Great Stuff Art, Challenge is, if they told you back then…would you have listened? Leaders today need to be taking the “young bucks” under their wing and getting them ready for the challenges ahead. As I meet with young leaders I feel like I need to write a song…” where have all the mentors gone?” because some of what they are saying to me is so basic they obviously never had a mentor. I was blessed to have many. This has become such a pervasive issue I started a track on my blog called Mentor Moments for those who need advice and are not receiving it. Perceptions become reality for young soon to be leaders, so I wrote a post titled: You don’t have to be a Prick …http://nosmokeandmirrors.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/mentor-moment-2-you-dont-have-to-be-a-prick-ly-person-to-become-a-leader/. I enjoyed your book and highly recommend it as well. Mark Allen Roberts Great Stuff Art,
Challenge is, if they told you back then…would you have listened?
Leaders today need to be taking the “young bucks” under their wing and getting them ready for the challenges ahead. As I meet with young leaders I feel like I need to write a song…” where have all the mentors gone?” because some of what they are saying to me is so basic they obviously never had a mentor. I was blessed to have many.
This has become such a pervasive issue I started a track on my blog called Mentor Moments for those who need advice and are not receiving it. Perceptions become reality for young soon to be leaders, so I wrote a post titled: You don’t have to be a Prick …http://nosmokeandmirrors.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/mentor-moment-2-you-dont-have-to-be-a-prick-ly-person-to-become-a-leader/.
I enjoyed your book and highly recommend it as well.
Mark Allen Roberts

]]> By: Art Petty http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-6988 Art Petty Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:27:17 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-6988 Monica, that's a great add! How many leaders continue to hold on in spite of the fact that there job is now to let others grow and learn. This is a huge issue in technical environments where brilliant individual contributors are put in positions of leadership and miss the memo that their technical skills are not the issue any longer. -Art Monica, that’s a great add! How many leaders continue to hold on in spite of the fact that there job is now to let others grow and learn. This is a huge issue in technical environments where brilliant individual contributors are put in positions of leadership and miss the memo that their technical skills are not the issue any longer. -Art

]]> By: Monica http://artpetty.com/2009/07/26/leadership-caffeine-things-i-wish-someone-would-have-told-me-when-i-first-became-a-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-6987 Monica Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:20:09 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=2205#comment-6987 My most important learning as a leader was about letting go. If the team is performing well, you are doing exactly what you need to do, even if it is just staying out of the way sometimes! ;) My most important learning as a leader was about letting go. If the team is performing well, you are doing exactly what you need to do, even if it is just staying out of the way sometimes! ;)

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