The Leadership Caffeine Blog
5 Things You Can Do as a Manager of New(er) Managers to Help Them Take-Off Successfully
Don't let them fly without a license! In the world of unnatural career acts, shifting from contributor to manager is at the top of the difficulty list. Imagine moving from your current day job as a contributor to one where you are now flying a passenger jet with no...
5 Things You Can Do as a Manager of New(er) Managers to Help Them Take-Off Successfully
In the world of unnatural career acts, shifting from contributor to manager is at the top of the difficulty list. Here are five things you can do as a manager of new(er) managers to help them take off successfully.
Art’s Writing and Week in Review for January 30, 2016
A bit of commentary on the month that was January, 2016 and a recap of my leadership and management writing around the web. Enjoy and have a great weekend!
Dear Corporate—Why We Hate Your Business Reviews
The Business Review meeting is a staple of large and small organizations everywhere. These can either be constructive opportunities to reflect on challenges and opportunities and identify needed actions, or, they can be destructive time-wasters. Sadly, in many organizations, these meetings resemble the latter. Here are six ways the group from corporate contributes to the destruction of what should be an important meeting:
Leadership Caffeine™—Leading Your Peers
We tend to reserve our thinking, writing and talking about leadership for the hierarchical relationships. However, peer groups represent great, untapped sources of problem-solving and improvement. There’s ample opportunity for you to assert as a leader of this group, if you take the right approach. Here are 7 steps to asserting as a leader of your peers without being perceived as a jerk…
New Coaching and Webinar Offerings from Art Petty
During the past few months, I’ve received a number of inquiries that neatly fit into two key themes: coaching services for individuals below the executive or soon-to-be executive ranks and coaching services for those interested in reinventing their careers. I’m excited to announce two new programs: ACCELERATE and REINVENT. Also, I’m kicking off my 2016 webinar series with “Level-Up and Accelerate Your Career” on February 4, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. CST.
Art’s Leadership & Management Writing for the Week Ending 1/23/16
For this week, my leadership and management writing focused on sharing ideas on re-energizing, improving performance, navigating difficult moments and management insights gained in the role of product manager.
Leadership Caffeine™—Refueling as a Leader
From about the six-month mark out of college and for all but eighteen months of the next twenty-two years, I supervised, managed and cultivated my leadership skills in a variety of different technology and software firms. While I loved and still do love the challenge and responsibility for guiding and developing others, the work (including the actual running of the business) was and is demanding and draining. I learned over time that I could only be at my best for others if I took care of my own refueling needs first. Here are 9 ideas to help re-energize your leadership spirit:
Art’s Leadership & Management Writing for the Week Ending 1/16/16
For this week, I served up articles on avoiding a leadership meltdown, succeeding with your first presentation to executives, conducting difficult conversations, achieving your leadership goals this year and wrapping your brain around the concepts and vocabulary of strategy. Enjoy the articles and use them in great leadership, management and career health!
Leadership Caffeine™—5 Signs You’re Heading for a Meltdown
Most senior leaders lack any form of an honest, effective and timely feedback loop, and when they succumb to the pressures of the role and begin to flail, things can go bad in a hurry. You should be on the lookout for these five warning signs suggesting that it’s time to hit the pause button before you suffer a leadership meltdown.
Art’s Leadership & Management Writing for the Week Ending 1/9/16
It’s been a busy week writing about leadership and management. In case you missed it, here’s the short form with links to this week’s work at Management Excellence and the Management and Leadership site at About.com. Enjoy!