by Art Petty | Jan 1, 2026 | Career, Self-Development
There’s something cleansing about the start of a new year. While nothing has really changed between 12/31 and 1/1, there’s the feeling that we have a fresh canvas to paint the life we’ve imagined. Many of us do this through resolutions. I I’m a fan of resolving to do...
by Art Petty | Dec 29, 2025 | Strategy
One of the hit topics, according to the students in my recent capstone on strategy, was a comment from a guest speaker suggesting strategy isn’t reserved for those at the top of the organization chart. As mid-level managers and contributors, you can think...
by Art Petty | Dec 28, 2025 | Influence
Overheard: “I don’t understand it. My team consistently delivers. For the last project, we did the work of several teams and hit the deadline, yet I’m not getting credit for it.” “I quietly deliver great results, and while my boss seems to appreciate and count on me,...
by Art Petty | Oct 31, 2025 | Life Musings
This article is the third and final in my series paying tribute to my Dad, who passed away late this summer. The earlier articles in this trilogy include: Leadership and Management Lessons from Losing Dad and Life and Leadership Lessons from Dad’s Amazing Early...
by Art Petty | Sep 21, 2025 | Life Musings
Photo: One of the few childhood photos of my Dad. Dad is the boy in the center. — I wrote recently about the journey and travails we navigated this past Summer as my Dad struggled and eventually passed. In this and one more planned article, I share some of the...
by Art Petty | Aug 28, 2025 | Life Musings
In the past four months, I spent most of my time and energy advocating for my elderly father across a variety of healthcare facilities. He passed away during August, and while it was merciful for him, we’re left with a gigantic hole in our family and hearts....
by Art Petty | Jun 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
This is a quick note to Leadership Caffeine newsletter and Management Excellence blog subscribers, as well as my valued network. At points in life, we are all called to care for family members. This has been my role for the past five weeks and will be a part of my...
by Art Petty | Jun 7, 2024 | Art of Managing, Career, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development
Summer School Gets a Bad Rap OK, first, let’s take on the summer school label. As a kid growing up in Chicago, I remember thinking that people who had to go to summer school clearly did something bad during the school year. After all, summer was about riding my...
by Art Petty | May 30, 2024 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Product Management, Project Management, Self-Development
As we enter the always busy summer season, here’s the latest in leader and manager development programming from Art Petty. These are not just training programs. I blend coaching + multi-month cohort work, and for several programs, outside guest experts to create...
by Art Petty | May 20, 2024 | Art of Managing, Career, Career Reinvention, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Self-Development, The Manager's Journey
The Destination is Nice, Yet the Joy is in the Journey We moved to our lake home at the tail end of the pandemic. It was a shift from our 30-year suburban Chicago-area home and a chance to run our own version of one of those home renovation shows, where we did a poor...
