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.

New Coaching and Webinar Offerings from Art Petty

During the past few months, I've received a number of inquiries that neatly fit into two key themes: coaching services for individuals below the executive or soon-to-be executive ranks and coaching services for those interested in reinventing their careers. I'm excited to announce two new programs: ACCELERATE and REINVENT. Also, I'm kicking off my 2016 webinar series with "Level-Up and Accelerate Your Career" on February 4, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. CST.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:21:21-05:00January 23rd, 2016|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Art’s Leadership & Management Writing for the Week Ending 1/23/16

For this week, my leadership and management writing focused on sharing ideas on re-energizing, improving performance, navigating difficult moments and management insights gained in the role of product manager.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:21:22-05:00January 23rd, 2016|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™—Refueling as a Leader

From about the six-month mark out of college and for all but eighteen months of the next twenty-two years, I supervised, managed and cultivated my leadership skills in a variety of different technology and software firms. While I loved and still do love the challenge and responsibility for guiding and developing others, the work (including the actual running of the business) was and is demanding and draining. I learned over time that I could only be at my best for others if I took care of my own refueling needs first. Here are 9 ideas to help re-energize your leadership spirit:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:21:23-05:00January 19th, 2016|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|2 Comments

Art’s Leadership & Management Writing for the Week Ending 1/16/16

For this week, I served up articles on avoiding a leadership meltdown, succeeding with your first presentation to executives, conducting difficult conversations, achieving your leadership goals this year and wrapping your brain around the concepts and vocabulary of strategy. Enjoy the articles and use them in great leadership, management and career health!

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:21:24-05:00January 16th, 2016|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™—5 Signs You’re Heading for a Meltdown

Most senior leaders lack any form of an honest, effective and timely feedback loop, and when they succumb to the pressures of the role and begin to flail, things can go bad in a hurry. You should be on the lookout for these five warning signs suggesting that it's time to hit the pause button before you suffer a leadership meltdown.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:21:25-05:00January 10th, 2016|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Art’s Leadership & Management Writing for the Week Ending 1/9/16

It's been a busy week writing about leadership and management. In case you missed it, here's the short form with links to this week's work at Management Excellence and the Management and Leadership site at About.com. Enjoy!

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:21:26-05:00January 9th, 2016|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Just One Thing—Don’t Fall Victim to Doom and Gloom

Instead of falling victim to the psychology of the herd and withdrawing or hunkering down in your business, seize upon the positives and make some of your own good news. Here are 6 tips to help your firm prosper in a period of doom and gloom:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:21:27-05:00January 8th, 2016|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Level-Up—Career: A New Feature at Management Excellence

With this post, I'm excited to introduce the new Level-Up Career feature here at Management Excellence. The theme is based on my third book (in process): Level-Up—Surviving and Thriving on the Road to Senior Management. The series is focused on helping professionals entering the power-curve of their career learn to succeed and to navigate the challenges during the journey from middle to executive management. Some the planned topics include:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:25:07-05:00October 5th, 2014|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

The Votes Have Been Counted-July Leadership Challenge

Although the case lives on and discussion is always “in-session,” the voting for the July Leadership Development Round Table Challenge is now closed. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership, was the leading vote earner, in a closely contested and well debated case. Congratulations to Dan!

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:33:54-05:00July 21st, 2011|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments