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
The Leadership Caffeine Blog
Leaders, Skip the Annual Resolutions—Use this Hack to Lead More Effectively Daily
The annual January 1 calendar reset is the time many of us vow to do better. Whether it's getting in shape, waking up and pursuing a dormant goal, or, as in the case of the leaders I work with, striving to be more effective for themselves and their team members in the...
Leaders, Skip the Annual Resolutions—Use this Hack to Lead More Effectively Daily
For leadership success, skip the annual resolutions and focus on this 5-10 minute daily routine. It’s a powerful way to frame your days with success.
Leadership and Management Book Podcast #2—2019 Holiday Book Suggestions
Art Petty and Wally Bock share their 2019 Holiday Book Recommendations in this episode of the Leadership and Management Book podcast.
Manager, Do You Use Questions as an Interrogator or Explorer?
A large part of the outcome from your daily encounters with team members depends upon your careful use of questioning. Are you an interrogator or an explorer? Depending upon your style, the outcomes are very different.
At Least Six Reasons to Be Thankful for Your Leadership Opportunity
Every year in time for the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., I share thoughts on why everyone in a leadership role should be thankful for the privilege of serving and leading. Here are a few reasons to pause and reflect on as you count your blessings.
Situation Awareness Skills Are Critical for Leadership Success
When was the last time you read a book or attended a training session on Situation Awareness (SA)?
Unless you work around the military, aviation, or in crisis management situations, chances are the answer is never. That’s a mistake. Increasingly, I see what I interpret as the skills to assess, understand, project, and act based on that analysis as a critical set of behaviors for leaders at all levels.
Leadership and Management Book Podcast #1 —Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
Leadership authors and bloggers, Art Petty and Wally Bock, combine efforts to share their views on the latest leadership and management books. In this episode, Art and Wally review Call Sign Chaos by Jim Mattis and Bing West.
Leadership Caffeine™—Chasing Your Potential
The sooner you figure out which race to run in your career, the faster you succeed. The right race is to chase your potential. It’s the only one that matters, whether you are leading, serving, or contributing.
Leadership Caffeine Podcast #30—Charlene Li
In this episode of the Leadership Caffeine podcast, Art Petty talks with author and digital transformation expert, Charlene Li, about her new book, The Disruption Mindset: Why Some Organizations Transform While Others Fail.
Giving Thanks for Our Veterans
We in the United States are the beneficiaries of a long line of remarkable individuals who in times of peril risked or sacrificed their lives to defend our country, and who in times of peace work in harm’s way to keep us safe. While “thank you” is the minimum we can offer, there are many ways as citizens to acknowledge how grateful we are for their service.
Organizational Transformation is the In Thing—And It’s Darned Hard Work
Succeeding with organizational transformation is no easy task. Success demands a confluence of conditions and behaviors in a perfect storm of the right actions. Here are seven things that must fall into place to have a chance with organizational transformation: