by Art Petty | Apr 18, 2022 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, The Leadership Opportunity
I’m on record describing one-on-ones as some of the most valuable real estate on a manager’s calendar. These sessions are opportunities to engage, share ideas, identify plans to eliminate obstacles and frankly, in this stressful world, just connect. Unfortunately,...
by Art Petty | May 6, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Management Innovation, Self-Development
Managing is hard work for so many reasons. From the challenges of dealing with people and personalities to the never-ending, ever-growing lists of things to do, often with conflicting priorities, it’s a tough job. Yet, when I explore the stress points with struggling...
by Art Petty | May 10, 2010 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
One of the most common tripping points of both early-career and experienced leaders is assuming that people are looking at issues and drawing similar conclusions. A leader explains the issues, offers a rationale for her suggested actions, heads nod, a few questions...
by Art Petty | Dec 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
Note from Art: Don’t miss out on the combined Management Excellence/Building Better Leaders e-newsletter. Sign up and join our database before midnight, Wednesday, December 16, 2009 and you might just win a copy of my book (with Rich Petro), Practical Lessons in...