Emerging Leaders Archives - Management Excellence by Art Petty

What D-Day and Other Big Decisions in History Teach Us About Decision-Making as Leaders

History is filled with examples where a decision at a moment-in-time changed the outcome. As we commemorate the courage of those who participated in the D-Day Invasion in World War II, I look at Eisenhower's decision that day and another fateful decision 80-years earlier that changed the course of a nation. Our workplace decisions aren't on the same scale, yet, the big decisions at a moment in time do change the fate of organizations. What can we learn from history here?

By Art Petty|2019-06-06T09:45:51-05:00June 6th, 2019|Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine|0 Comments

One Communication Superpower We Should All Strive to Cultivate

Seeing situations through the eyes of others may be the most crucial skill you're not working very hard on in your professional or personal lives. It turns out when you do this—when you truly actually strive to understand how others view situations—the world takes on a decidedly different complexion.

By Art Petty|2019-06-03T20:35:30-05:00June 3rd, 2019|Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine|0 Comments

Three Big Priorities When You’re Stepping Up to Managing Managers

Succeeding as a manager of managers is another career adventure steeped in ambiguity and shrouded in uncertainty. This article offers ideas to help you successfully navigate your new job as a manager of managers.

By Art Petty|2019-05-06T11:32:39-05:00May 6th, 2019|Art of Managing, Career, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership|0 Comments

Success as a New Manager Starts with the Right Attitude

Much like most other things in life, the attitude you bring to the job of new manager is a significant contributor to your success or failure.

By Art Petty|2019-05-01T07:15:26-05:00May 1st, 2019|Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership|0 Comments

Two Critical Conversations that Can’t Go Unspoken in Our Organizations

Not talking about the right issues at the right time closes off access to an unknown series of potentially game-changing outcomes. It's like closing the door on your future as a firm and your career as a manager.

By Art Petty|2019-04-11T12:02:58-05:00April 11th, 2019|Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leading Change, Project Management, Strategy|0 Comments

Great Managers Make a Hard Job Look Easy—Here’s How

My favorite part of working with good managers is their seeming superpower to make their difficult jobs guiding and engaging with team members and stakeholders look easy. Here are 8 key behaviors I've observed in these managers:

By Art Petty|2019-04-08T08:49:12-05:00April 8th, 2019|Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine|0 Comments

Six Areas Managers Must Focus On to Level-Up

While we spend most of our time commiserating over bad managers and thinking and writing about seemingly super-human leaders, it’s most often the quiet, hard-working managers operating below the top-levels who make our organizations go and grow.

By Art Petty|2019-03-30T12:05:40-05:00March 31st, 2019|Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, The Leadership Opportunity|0 Comments

Free Mini-Course: How to Deal with 5 Difficult Characters

We all know these challenging characters. They're present in every workplace. The question is, how do you deal with them and get your job done? In my free mini-course, I share 5 videos with ideas and approaches you can put to work immediately with your versions of these challenging characters.

By Art Petty|2019-03-11T09:24:05-05:00March 11th, 2019|Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine|0 Comments

The Promise Behind First-Time Manager Academy

I created our online/on-demand program, First-Time Manager Academy, to fill a gaping hole in the market for practical, actionable new manager development, and, to fulfill a career-long promise to myself.

By Art Petty|2019-02-25T19:25:35-05:00February 25th, 2019|Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership|0 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™— Rocket Fuel for New Manager Success

Once you’ve reached the level of managing managers on your team, your professional development focus shifts considerably. It’s up to you to provide the environment, context, and motivation that serves as rocket fuel for your new managers.

By Art Petty|2019-02-24T13:42:50-05:00February 24th, 2019|Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership Power-Ups, Management Innovation, The Leadership Opportunity|0 Comments

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