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.

Fifty Something with More Gas Left in the Career Tank But Need a Change? What To Do

The concept of "career" takes on a different complexion as you move through the decades. For the experienced fifty-something professional who's seen and done a lot, it's much about finding fresh ways to contribute and create, not climb. It's also a personal drive to (pick your flavor) reset, refresh, recharge, and sometimes build new. Making a significant career shift in your 50's (or any age) is daunting. Here are some experience-tested ideas to help you get started:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:08:47-05:00August 18th, 2023|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

For Managers—Part 2 of Creating Clarity with Your Coaching and Evaluation Discussions (Feedback)

Feedback—both positive (appreciation) and improvement-oriented–is a vital part of your coaching toolkit. It's also one of the most troubling, vexing areas for managers because the improvement-oriented (aka constructive) feedback is simultaneously awkward, stressful, and potentially emotionally fraught for all parties. Here are ten ideas to help:

By Art Petty|2023-08-18T06:46:01-05:00August 17th, 2023|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

For Managers—Creating Clarity Via Your Coaching and Evaluation Discussions, Part 1

One of the frequent themes in my executive and emerging leader coaching sessions and programs is confusion over how to create and sustain an effective coaching dialog with team members. My goal with this series of articles is to help managers at all levels gain clarity on the types of discussions while guiding them on a regular cadence and rhythm for engaging in these discussions.

By Art Petty|2023-09-07T12:04:58-05:00August 15th, 2023|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Lessons from The Leap to Leader by Adam Bryant (Leadership Caffeine Jam Session #22 Rewind)

Author, journalist, and executive coach Adam Bryant joined the recent Leadership Caffeine Jam Session to talk about the insights in his new book The Leap to Leader: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership. Check out the insights and wisdom and link to the replay of this information-filled session.

By Art Petty|2023-08-14T09:57:33-05:00August 14th, 2023|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

A Six-Stage Process to De-Risk Your Career Shift

So many people I encounter are interested in making a career shift, but struggle to get started. And, they worry about the risks involved in the process. Here's a six-stage process to de-risk your career shift.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:08:48-05:00August 3rd, 2023|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

How an Operating System Transforms New Manager Development

One of the vexing career challenges any individual encounters is the shift from contributor to manager. There’s little about succeeding as a contributor that translates to guiding, coaching, and supporting others for success. We need an operating system to guide both promoting and new managers across the treacherous chasm of starting-up. This is where the Managers Operating System fits perfectly.

By Art Petty|2023-08-03T12:38:43-05:00August 1st, 2023|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

5 Things You Can Do as a Manager of New(er) Managers to Help Them Take-Off Successfully

In the world of unnatural career acts, shifting from contributor to manager is at the top of the difficulty list. Here are five things you can do as a manager of new(er) managers to help them take off successfully.

By Art Petty|2023-07-31T08:28:02-05:00July 31st, 2023|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Breaking Out of a Personal Creativity Slump—Restarting Your Idea Machine

Like many of you, ideas are my stock in trade. Whether writing the next article, designing a new workshop or course, providing strategy advisory services for a client, or supporting my coaching clients, I have to operate with a well-oiled idea machine. When the idea machine grinds to a halt, I'm in trouble and need to find a fun, engaging, practical approach to restarting it. Here are 14 hacks I use to restart mine:

By Art Petty|2023-07-25T11:53:44-05:00July 25th, 2023|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Enough with the Leader Versus Manager Debate—It’s Time for a New Model

It's the perfect time in our world to vanquish the long-perpetuated and unproductive myth that leaders are somehow meaningfully different from managers.

By Art Petty|2023-07-21T07:57:31-05:00July 21st, 2023|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Are You in Trouble if the Boss Offers a Coach?

In some organizations, "being assigned a coach" has a negative connotation. That's too bad. If you are on the receiving end of an offer from your boss to take on a coach, strive to understand the rationale and then embrace the opportunity for the learning and growth experience it offers you.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:08:50-05:00July 17th, 2023|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

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