by Art Petty | Sep 14, 2011 | Leadership Caffeine Podcast
The most difficult job in the professional life of any leader may very well be that first role…when he or she moves from individual contributor to suddenly being responsible for the outcomes of others. For those of you who lived through it, you know that the...
by Art Petty | Sep 12, 2011 | Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I encounter a fair number of lousy managers in my work—sometimes directly and other times via my coaching clients. One of the hallmarks of these less-than-ideal managers is their tendency to push people to work without offering any insight as to how their tasks...
by Art Petty | Sep 8, 2011 | Leadership Caffeine Podcast
Navigating the move from one executive level to the next is both exciting and daunting. Depending upon your career stage, successfully executing on your new responsibilities might require drawing upon a significantly different set of skills than those demanded in...
by Art Petty | Sep 6, 2011 | Career, Leadership Caffeine
If you work for a leader who practices what Goffee and Jones described in their HBR classic, “Why Should Anyone Be Led by You,” as Tough Empathy, you can expect to be on edge a good deal. Respond well to this demanding but respectful leader’s style, and instead of...
by Art Petty | Sep 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Run, don’t walk to get a jump on the other shoppers over at Dan McCarthy’s Great Leadership site, with the September Leadership Development Carnival-Back to School Sale edition. Dan is marking down and moving out the best ideas in leadership and...
