by Art Petty | Dec 31, 2024 | Ideas for Leadership Success
The annual January 1 calendar reset is the time many of us vow to do better. Whether it’s getting in shape, waking up and pursuing a dormant goal, or, as in the case of the leaders I work with, striving to be more effective for themselves and their team members...
by Art Petty | Dec 17, 2024 | Great Leadership and Management Resources, Strengthening as a Communicator, Talking About Strategy
If I’m not reading, it’s like not breathing. I mentally suffocate, or at least my brain feels like it’s shutting down. If you subscribe to the Leadership Caffeine newsletter (subscribe via LinkedIn), you know that I search for and share five...
by Art Petty | Dec 8, 2024 | Moving to the Role of Manager, Uncategorized
One of the new(er) managers’ most significant mistakes is thinking and acting as if their role is mostly about showing they are super contributors. I run into this regularly with smart people—experts in their field—who assume their primary job is to be that...
by Art Petty | Nov 10, 2024 | Strengthening as a Communicator
The invitation to present to executives—opportunity and peril The invitation to present to your organization’s senior executives is a pivotal career moment. Crush it, and you will make a name for yourself and appear on the radar screen as someone worth...
by Art Petty | Oct 28, 2024 | Strengthening as a Communicator
Feedback is a complicated topic. We lament that our managers are either not good at giving it or don’t give it frequently enough. When we get feedback that challenges us to adjust our behaviors to improve our performance, we grow frustrated, angry, or both. As Walt...
