by Art Petty | May 1, 2022 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development
My wife and I made a big move last week. We left our 30-year suburban home where we raised our sons and moved to the lake. The process took almost a year from the decision to make the move and about a day to sell. In-between, we focused on lightening our load of...
by Art Petty | Apr 18, 2022 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, The Leadership Opportunity
I’m on record describing one-on-ones as some of the most valuable real estate on a manager’s calendar. These sessions are opportunities to engage, share ideas, identify plans to eliminate obstacles and frankly, in this stressful world, just connect. Unfortunately,...
by Art Petty | Apr 10, 2022 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development, The Leadership Opportunity
I love movies and books that are more about the characters and less about the action. I’m addicted to character study so much that when presented with the opportunity to watch an action movie (where character development is typically shallow) or do something tedious...
by Art Petty | Mar 27, 2022 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Think Differently
In group settings, when I ask senior leaders whether they’ve ever attended or sponsored their team members to attend programs focused on creativity and idea generation, the silence is palpable. Alternatively, it’s hard to regain control of the discussion...
by Art Petty | Mar 21, 2022 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Self-Development, Think Differently
Last week I wrapped up two different cohorts of my Experienced Manager Program. In twelve hours of program time spread over multiple sessions, the ideas and insights flowed, and I left impressed with the passion so many have for their work leading and managing. Here...
by Art Petty | Mar 15, 2022 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, The Leadership Opportunity
Our March Leadership Caffeine Jam Session (recording here) was all about finding the magic with teams. As usual, the chat stream commentary from our attendees was fabulous. I’m sharing some insights from this 50-minute session. (Note: If you’ve not heard of or...
