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...
by Art Petty | Feb 4, 2019 | Career Re-mix
The decision to say goodbye to a role, firm, or industry and find a new way to apply your skills and accumulated wisdom is nontrivial. Career reinvention is hard work, filled with ambiguity and risks. And for those who undertake and sustain their career reinvention...
by Art Petty | Feb 3, 2019 | Art of Managing, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
My online dictionary defines conundrum as a confusing or difficult problem. The dictionary editors might as well use the act of moving from individual contributor to new manager as the leading example. Sure, every experienced manager navigates this awkward career...
