Art Petty, Author at Management Excellence by Art Petty

About Art Petty

Art Petty is a coach, speaker and workshop presenter focusing on helping professionals and organizations learn to survive and thrive in an era of change. When he is not speaking, Art serves senior executives, business owners and high potential professionals as a coach and strategy advisor. Additionally, Art’s books are widely used in leadership development programs. To learn more or discuss a challenge, contact Art.

Leadership Caffeine™—”This Is the Way It Should Be”

Teaming and collaboration experiences happen in all walks of our professional and personal lives. Some experiences working with others are draining, others passable, and just a few are energizing and even fun and successful. You can hope these fun, productive experiences emerge by chance. Or you can be deliberate about creating the conditions that improve the possibility of a great collaboration experience. I opt for improving our odds of bringing one of these productive, fun experiences to life. Here are four ideas to help:

By Art Petty|2022-08-28T12:54:56-05:00August 28th, 2022|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Challenging Conversation Sound Bite #2—Look Forward in Challenging Feedback Conversations

Preoccupying on the past in feedback conversations generates stress. Instead, focus on leveraging experiences and outcomes to design for improved effectiveness in the future.

By Art Petty|2022-08-23T14:46:54-05:00August 23rd, 2022|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Why You Should Maintain a Professional Journal—Twenty Prompts to Help You Get Started

Journaling is one of the most powerful continuous improvement tools we can use in our working lives, yet many are unsure of how to get started. Here's some guidance and twenty journaling prompts to help:

By Art Petty|2022-08-19T07:24:57-05:00August 21st, 2022|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|4 Comments

Challenging Conversation Sound Bite #1—Design Your Challenging Conversations for Success

During my coaching calls with leaders at all levels, much of our time is invested in how to engage and structure the conversations to uncover value for all parties. Here are some tips to help you pre-think and design your discussions to achieve successful outcomes for all parties.

By Art Petty|2022-08-23T14:49:52-05:00August 18th, 2022|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Fall 2022 Leader and Manager Professional Development Programs

It's Back-to-Professional Development Time and I'm sharing my current Fall, 2022 calendar. If strengthening your skills as a leader or your success as a manager is on your priority list (or is a priority for your team members), please consider one of our uniquely powerful programs that blend training and coaching.

By Art Petty|2022-08-15T19:37:32-05:00August 15th, 2022|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Six Leadership and Management Lessons from the Pandemic to Help Navigate the Emerging Storm

The economic weather is changing, and it feels like a storm is approaching. Possibly a big one. The question on my mind is, "Will the leadership lessons of the past few years stick?"

By Art Petty|2022-08-01T11:53:38-05:00August 1st, 2022|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Leadership Reminders from My Summer Vacation as a Wedding Officiant

We write and talk about succeeding as managers and leaders in this world. We spend a lot of money on training. Your humility, commitment to creating a personal experience for everyone, and your authenticity in leading from the heart may be most of what you need to succeed in your important role.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:05:22-05:00July 18th, 2022|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|1 Comment

Finding Purpose in Your Role as a Manager

How do we access the power of purpose in our role when many above and around us might not be playing with the same sense of motivation? Here are some lessons from some great managers about finding and harnessing the power of purpose in their work. Read and think about how you might put their ideas to work.

By Art Petty|2022-06-13T08:12:31-05:00June 12th, 2022|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

How Effective Leaders Help Their Teams Turn Ideas Into Actions

Ideas are oxygen for problem-solving. Yet, all the ideas in the world won't help you solve the challenges in front of you if you don't have solid ideas-to-actions flow. As leaders, we need to complete the process and make sure there's a robust Ideas-to-Actions machine operating on our teams and in our organizations. Here are approaches to help strengthen the flow of ideas into actions in your workplace:

By Art Petty|2022-05-30T17:23:02-05:00May 30th, 2022|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Leadership Caffeine—Mine (and Mind) Your Mistakes for Growth

Our mistakes in pursuit of learning are the burpees, extra gym time, and leg days of our mental fitness for most of us. For those where mistakes are measured in cost or time (not life impact or safety), your mistakes measure how hard you are pushing yourself to grow. Here are ideas to turn your misfires into gold.

By Art Petty|2022-05-08T12:33:52-05:00May 8th, 2022|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

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