by Art Petty | Feb 25, 2019 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
I created the 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. A Promise Born of Experience (the Hard Way): The promise comes...
by Art Petty | Feb 24, 2019 | Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership Power-Ups, Management Innovation, The Leadership Opportunity
Once you’ve reached the level of managing managers on your team, your professional development focus shifts considerably. Historically, your emphasis was on supporting the performance and growth of contributors. That’s good, meaningful work, but fundamentally...
by Art Petty | Jan 20, 2019 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, Just One Thing, Leadership
Our workday lives and workplaces are daily exercises in challenging conversations. From feedback and coaching discussions to interchanges with coworkers who can say, “Yes” or “No” to your requests for resources, process changes, budgetary allocations or fresh ideas,...
by Art Petty | Jan 11, 2019 | Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
Alchemy, according to Malouin in the Encyclopedia of Diderot, is the chemistry of the subtlest kind which allows one to observe extraordinary chemical operations at a more rapid pace—ones that require a long time for nature to produce. Newsflash, there are no...
by Art Petty | Jan 6, 2019 | Career, Emerging Leaders, Just One Thing
If you’re fortunate enough to be working with a coach in your professional or personal life, know that there’s a formula for success with this endeavor. Success starts with the right mindset—a beginner’s mind—and the commitment to listening, processing, and applying...
by Art Petty | Dec 16, 2018 | Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
The need for respect is intertwined with many basic human needs, but doesn’t receive…well, the respect that it deserves when it comes to workplace performance. It turns out, just about everything works a bit better when we all respect the respect deficit and...
