by Art Petty | Mar 15, 2022 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, The Leadership Opportunity
Our March Leadership Caffeine Jam Session (recording here) was all about finding the magic with teams. As usual, the chat stream commentary from our attendees was fabulous. I’m sharing some insights from this 50-minute session. (Note: If you’ve not heard of or...
by Art Petty | Mar 13, 2022 | Art of Managing, Career, Leadership, Leadership Power-Ups, Self-Development, The Leadership Opportunity
There’s no shortage of well-intended, smart people offering us advice on how to lead. However, if you are interested in taking that next step as a leader, it pays to silence the outside voices and spend some time mining your experiences, influences, and...
by Art Petty | Feb 27, 2022 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development, Strategy
The Missing Conversations are the Most Expensive Be very afraid of the conversations on the tough topics of performance, improvement, and innovation that aren’t taking place on your team or in your organization. The Missing Conversations are the stuff of a leader’s...
by Art Petty | Feb 24, 2022 | Art of Managing, Career, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Self-Development, Think Differently
Lessons from Session Four of the Experienced Manager Program The first and last sessions of my leadership development programs are my favorites! I love the excitement that comes from discovering great new professionals and tuning in to who they are and where their...
by Art Petty | Feb 7, 2022 | Art of Managing, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Strategy
A guest speaker in one of my recent workshops was asked how to know when you’re on the right track leading a transformation initiative. His answer, offered with a laugh, “Expect cynicism followed by criticism,” is more truth than humor. In the same vein, a late friend...