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.

Leadership Caffeine™-Finding Right is Different than Having to Be Right

I want to know what you know.” One of my early career managers used this line regularly when engaging with her team members. She was genuine in her interest in our take on problems and opportunities, and you could almost hear her mind working as she processed the information and compared and contrasted it with her own views. Her employees genuinely appreciated her effort to see a situation from multiple vantage points. Here are 6 approaches that effective leaders use to guide their teams towards right, without having to dictate direction:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:29:38-05:00November 4th, 2012|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|8 Comments

14 Ideas to Strengthen Workplace Group Discussion Quality Today

We spend a great deal of our working lives engaging with others in pursuit of ideas and solutions. Unfortunately, most of our workplace discussions tend to resemble a swirl of emotions, ideas and opinions, with little structure to help navigate these very human issues. To help strengthen discussion quality today, and to set the stage for continuous improvement with your discussions, consider applying these 14 suggestions:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:29:39-05:00October 30th, 2012|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|2 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™-The Unpopular Decisions are Yours

There will be many days in your leadership life, when you will be challenged to make decisions that carry painful implications for teams, departments and individuals. Your ability to stare straight at the unpopular and difficult issues and make a decision that is contrary to popular opinion, is core to your evolution as a leader.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:29:40-05:00October 29th, 2012|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™:When Playing Office Politics Leave the Playground Tactics Behind

There’s no hiding from, denying or deftly side-stepping the reality that the political game…the pursuit of resources, budgets and yes, even power, is in full swing just about all of the time in most organizations. It’s too bad that most people are playing it wrong. Here are 4 ideas to help you move beyond playground tactics in your pursuit of strengthening the organization:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:29:41-05:00October 23rd, 2012|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|5 Comments

Just One Thing-A Lousy Boss is No Excuse to Let the Fires Burn

Some organizations seem to perpetuate a culture that generates talk and hand wringing and teeth gnashing on issues, but little constructive action. Instead of letting the heat from 1,000 smoldering fires melt away your spirit and initiative, take action, grab a hose and form a bucket brigade. Do something...just don't stand around and watch things burn.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:29:42-05:00October 19th, 2012|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|2 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™-Is it Time to Re-examine the Leader You’ve Become?

Taking time to reflect and re-examine your role and performance as a leader offers nothing but growth opportunities for yourself and for those who look to you to lead. Here are 5 ideas to help you reboot your drive to excel as a leader:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:29:43-05:00October 14th, 2012|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|3 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™—3 Situations to Quality Check Your Gut Instinct

While it’s clear our guts don’t do any heavy lifting when it comes to making decisions, that sense we describe as “gut feeling” is something most of us rely on to guide us through life’s challenges. However, there are at least 3 key situations where senior leaders should develop the discipline to quality check their gut instincts:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:29:44-05:00October 8th, 2012|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|2 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™—6 Ideas to Help You Prosper During Periods of Change

Contrary to how many people view and respond to change in the workplace, it’s been my experience that periods of organizational adjustment typically represent big fat beach balls of opportunity for those willing to pitch in and help. Here are 6 ideas to help you adjust to and prosper during periods of organizational change:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:29:45-05:00September 30th, 2012|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

5 Ideas to Keep Your Culture from Having Your Strategy for Lunch

Every leader who has grappled with a shift in strategy for their firm understands the powerful gravitational pull of organizational culture. Here are 5 ideas to help ensure you respect and leverage the culture during periods of change:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:29:46-05:00September 26th, 2012|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|2 Comments

Leaders, Beware the Imposters: Triumph and Disaster

Triumph, that moment in time when we have vanquished our competitors or achieved a level of performance long desired, is the moment of our greatest vulnerability. Leading from a point of success is challenging. Disaster breeds its’ own set of leadership challenges. The best leaders follow Kipling's advice and treat these imposters the same.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:29:47-05:00September 19th, 2012|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

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