by Art Petty | Jan 10, 2021 | Art of Managing, Career, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Self-Development
There’s a reason I devote on average one day per working week to supporting the development of new managers in my practice. It’s important. Our new(er) managers are often on the front-lines of our organizations, and they reflect a significant percentage of...
by Art Petty | Jan 5, 2021 | Career, Career Re-mix
The words change from person to person; however, the theme is the same: “My inner voice says it’s time to do something different. I just don’t know what or even how to get started looking for something new.” Others offer some variation of, “It’s one of my favorite...
by Art Petty | Jan 1, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Self-Development
If you are either considering the move from contributor to a manager or you are responsible for developing new managers on your team, here are four actions you can take to improve the odds of success. 1. Promoting Managers Must Have “The Talk” with the Aspiring...
by Art Petty | Dec 17, 2020 | Art of Managing, Career, Career Re-mix, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development
It’s humbling. I just sent a note of thanks to a client from last year who signed up for one of my new programs in early 2021. Her response floored me. “We received a bonus this year, and this seemed like a great way to use it.” Talk about motivation (and pressure!)...
by Art Petty | Dec 13, 2020 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Self-Development
Here are ten lessons that emerged from the great dialog in my two recent Feedback Boot Camp workshops. 1. We all appreciate feedback from trusted sources on what we are doing that is working and what we can strengthen or change to improve our success. In general,...