by Art Petty | Jun 18, 2024 | 1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles
I started working in a factory when I was 13. Before you jump to conclusions about child labor violations, know that my work hours were carefully controlled. (I also cornered my neighborhood newspaper routes, so I worked before I went to work.) Pasting Labels on Empty...
by Art Petty | Jun 13, 2024 | 1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles
“What I needed in my youth was the confidence to trust myself. The challenge of life is to foster confidence in one’s own judgment. What creates success isn’t merely being offered the chance to lead but having the courage to accept a challenge when it is...
by Art Petty | Jun 7, 2024 | 1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles
Summer School Gets a Bad Rap OK, first, let’s take on the summer school label. As a kid growing up in Chicago, I remember thinking that people who had to go to summer school clearly did something bad during the school year. After all, summer was about riding my...
by Art Petty | May 30, 2024 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Product Management, Project Management, Self-Development
As we enter the always busy summer season, here’s the latest in leader and manager development programming from Art Petty. These are not just training programs. I blend coaching + multi-month cohort work, and for several programs, outside guest experts to create...
by Art Petty | May 20, 2024 | Art of Managing, Career, Career Re-mix, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Self-Development, The Manager's Journey
The Destination is Nice, Yet the Joy is in the Journey We moved to our lake home at the tail end of the pandemic. It was a shift from our 30-year suburban Chicago-area home and a chance to run our own version of one of those home renovation shows, where we did a poor...
