Emerging Leaders Archives - Management Excellence by Art Petty

Help Aspiring Managers Explore and Experiment Before Leaping into the Role

Moving from contributor to manager is one of the most awkward transitions a person will undertake in their working life. It's an unnatural act, where you take almost everything you know about success in your day job and push it over into the "Never Mind" column.Instead of perpetuating the "hope" approach to identifying and developing new managers, try my favorite question, "Why manage?" three times, backed by some exploration and experimentation.

By Art Petty|2021-02-22T08:59:30-06:00February 22nd, 2021|Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series|0 Comments

Ignore these Five Facts of Organizational Life at Your Peril

The "I" topic for influence comes up regularly in my emerging leader coaching calls. Individuals frustrated with their assignments or feeling as if they're being bypassed for the best opportunities mostly share one common thread: they are under-invested in striving to grow their workplace influence. Here are five unavoidable facts of life that suggest influence development must be part of your work.

By Art Petty|2021-02-07T14:31:57-06:00February 7th, 2021|Career, Emerging Leaders, Influence, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leading Change, Self-Development, Strategy, Think Differently|2 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™—Here’s Where You Should Slow Down to Move Faster

It's easy to swallow the dogma that has emerged around the "Cult of Speed" in our management thinking and teaching. Yet, the pursuit of speed in poorly designed systems exposes weaknesses and often precipitates project, strategy, and even organizational failure. Said simply, raw speed kills. Sometimes you have to tap the brakes and slow down to ultimately move faster.

By Art Petty|2021-01-24T11:25:22-06:00January 24th, 2021|Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Product Management, Project Management, Strategy, The Leadership Opportunity, Think Differently|0 Comments

Six Big Reasons Why You Will Love the Role of Manager

There's a reason I devote on average one-day per working week to supporting the development of new managers in my practice. It's important. And while I spend a good deal of time highlighting the challenges of the role, there are at least six big reasons why you might love this role.

By Art Petty|2021-01-10T10:47:10-06:00January 10th, 2021|Art of Managing, Career, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Self-Development|0 Comments

4 Ideas to Help Improve First Time Manager Selection and Success

If you are either considering the move from contributor to a manager or you are responsible for developing new managers on your team, here are four actions you can take to improve your odds of success.

By Art Petty|2021-01-02T14:32:49-06:00January 1st, 2021|Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Self-Development|2 Comments

Our Early 2021 Professional and Career Development Programs

We create programs to help people achieve things they never thought possible in their careers. From first-time managers to senior executives, career reinventors, people navigating challenging conversations, or individuals working to level up, we strive to bring this purpose to life in everything we do.

By Art Petty|2020-12-17T20:28:46-06:00December 17th, 2020|Art of Managing, Career, Career Reinvention, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development|0 Comments

Ten Lessons from the Feedback Boot Camps

Here are ten lessons that emerged from the great dialog in my two recent Feedback Boot Camp workshops.

By Art Petty|2020-12-13T09:03:18-06:00December 13th, 2020|Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Self-Development|0 Comments

Just Announced! What You Need to Know Day One as a First Time Manager

If you are thinking of making the move to managing (or, if you have a team member considering this move), What You Need to Know Before Day One as a New Manager is a must-attend!

By Art Petty|2020-12-11T12:39:08-06:00December 11th, 2020|Art of Managing, Career, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Self-Development|0 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™—A Haunting Tale of Critical Conversations Left Unspoken

Here's what happens when my long-standing fear of the "conversations never spoken" in the workplace collides with a fresh viewing of Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol. With my sincere apologies to Charles Dickens, enjoy this fun piece with a point. –Art

By Art Petty|2020-12-06T14:34:48-06:00December 6th, 2020|Art of Managing, Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Self-Development|0 Comments

What I Learned from Your Team Members that Might Help You Manage More Effectively

While I support your team members' development through workshop programs and one-on-one coaching, my primary job is listening. Without violating our sacred commitment to confidentiality, here are some of the big themes I heard this year that might just help you manage more effectively.

By Art Petty|2020-12-02T10:19:20-06:00December 2nd, 2020|Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Miscellaneous Pet Peeves, Self-Development|0 Comments

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