Art Petty
Helping professionals achieve the extraordinary in their careers
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Manager & Leader Development
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Career Re-Mix for Experienced Professionals
Leveraging executive-leadership experience and a global coaching footprint, Art Petty helps professionals scale new heights and bring their career vision to life.
Wake-Up Calls for Managers
For the hard parts no one prepares you for
When the path isn’t clear, the stakes are high, and the answers aren’t obvious—this is where managers struggle most.
Wake-Up Calls for Managers delivers practical, real-world guidance for navigating:
- Tough conversations
- Leading through uncertainty
- Building influence without authority
- Driving results through others
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Hours of Executive Coaching/Year since 2008
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Pharma, Bioscience, Behavioral Health, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Software, Data Science, Medical Imaging, Financial Services, Foodservice, Telecomm Services, Travel
“Working with Art has been a transformative experience for my development and growth as a senior manager. Art has helped me elevate my leadership to the next level, equipping me with advanced concepts and techniques to lead strategic initiatives and drive complex transformations.”
Eleanor Kolossovski, Vice President
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Ready to publish: two manager-focused book projects coming to life in different formats
In the next few weeks, two of my projects focused on manager and leader development are coming to life in very different formats. Wake-Up Calls for Managers (the handbook no one hands new managers) and The Manager’s Journey move to publishing. Wake-Up Calls will be available via Amazon.com and The Manager’s Journey will be published in a unique serial format on my blog.
Why Gutting Management Layers Is the Wrong Response to AI
We’ve seen this movie before. A shock hits the broader system and organizations decide to ‘delayer’ focusing the brunt of their efforts on middle management. This time AI is the excuse. Yet the real opportunity and need here is to redefine the role of manager, not eliminate it.
A plant closing unleashes a flood of family memories
It’s rare that a story headline in my morning reads jolts me awake. This one in the WSJ did. “Storied Toolmaker Closes Its Last Hometown Plant — and Blames Its Tape Measures.”
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