by Art Petty | Aug 28, 2017 | First Time Manager Series, Leadership
My own challenging first-time management experience aside, I’ve worked with hundreds of first-time managers in a variety of programs, and there’s just no way to sugarcoat reality for this job. Surviving the early phase is a bit like what it must feel like to scale...
by Art Petty | Aug 27, 2017 | Art of Managing, Leadership
Give me a choice between working for a hard-driving, perfection demanding so-and-so and someone who is inordinately preoccupied with my feelings; I will take the former every time. It will be stressful, occasionally unpleasant, and the unyielding expectation of high...
by Art Petty | Aug 25, 2017 | Just One Thing, Leadership
The funny (as in odd) thing about the idea of leadership is there’s nothing particularly challenging about it. We’re not unifying theories of physics or contemplating the greater meaning of life. Leadership is common sense. Why then, do so many fail to get it right?...
by Art Petty | Aug 21, 2017 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
During my first few career decades, there were only two situations and two years where I didn’t serve in a capacity responsible for others. One was an 18-month hitch with a prestigious firm where I served as staff. Yes, I was the “jerk” from corporate. The other...
by Art Petty | Aug 20, 2017 | Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I’ve long been accused of conflating the roles of manager and leader. I admit to not giving a rat’s rear over the mostly academic and consultant-perpetuated myth of manager equals bad or small or narrow-minded and leader equals good. It’s a false dichotomy that...
