by Art Petty | Sep 14, 2011 | Leadership Caffeine Podcast
The most difficult job in the professional life of any leader may very well be that first role…when he or she moves from individual contributor to suddenly being responsible for the outcomes of others. For those of you who lived through it, you know that the...
by Art Petty | Jun 14, 2011 | Leadership
I was promoted to my first supervisory job because the last guy didn’t show up that day. The manager said, “You’re in charge here. Don’t muck it up.” (The word he used wasn’t “muck”) Yeah, I know that no one was there to show you the ropes when you were drafted into...
by Art Petty | Aug 4, 2009 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership
One of the rude awakenings for leaders promoted from within a team is the uncomfortable recognition that the easy camaraderie of the pre-promotion days immediately gives way to an awkward distancing of relationships. Congratulations on your promotion. Oh, and you’re...
by Art Petty | Jul 26, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Note from Art: this one’s with a little help from my friends. I’ve been working a great deal with first-time leaders recently (my favorite groups!) and I posted a tweet to the extremely talented group of great people that I follow on Twitter asking what they wish...
by Art Petty | Jun 29, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The best leaders in my opinion are guided by a strong sense of duty and responsibility. The individuals that succeed in motivating, inspiring and even changing the lives and careers of others operate with an underlying philosophical foundation that they draw upon to...
