by Art Petty | Feb 25, 2019 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
I created the online/on-demand program, First-Time Manager Academy, to fill a gaping hole in the market for practical, actionable new manager development, and, to fulfill a career-long promise to myself. A Promise Born of Experience (the Hard Way): The promise comes...
by Art Petty | Feb 24, 2019 | Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership Power-Ups, Management Innovation, The Leadership Opportunity
Once you’ve reached the level of managing managers on your team, your professional development focus shifts considerably. Historically, your emphasis was on supporting the performance and growth of contributors. That’s good, meaningful work, but fundamentally...
by Art Petty | Feb 14, 2019 | Career, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
When I work with new managers—individuals shifting from contributor to manager for the first time, I always assume I’m engaging with prospective future top executives and even CEOs. After all, this is an excellent place for the climb to start. Over time, I’ve trained...
by Art Petty | Feb 13, 2019 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
As leaders, we often fall victim to the belief that our teams need us to survive and thrive. In reality, if we’ve done our jobs right in selecting, developing, and placing people in the right positions, and worked hard to create a healthy environment, what they need...
by Art Petty | Feb 10, 2019 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Decision-Making, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Challenging management and performance conversations regularly run off the rails. They are often muddled, mixed-up, and monumentally massacred. Nonetheless, at least people are attempting to talk about the tough topics—even if things occasionally go cattywampus (look...
