by Art Petty | May 8, 2023 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Management Innovation, Self-Development
Solving Managerial Challenges Together—Friday’s Leadership Caffeine Jam Session Join me and a cast of your peers from across industries and organizations on Friday, 5/12, at noon central when we come together for an hour to identify and develop solutions for...
by Art Petty | Apr 20, 2023 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
Do These Describe Your Environment? In my programs, consulting work, and coaching, I regularly encounter these situations: Managers struggling with an employee’s performance, yet they’ve provided little to no feedback, or their feedback was watered down to...
by Art Petty | Mar 26, 2023 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Self-Development
The Critical Connection Between a Manager and Engagement I work with 300 to 500 managers across my various programs and dozens more in coaching activities each year. These are individuals from every sector of our economy and operating at all levels, from the front...
by Art Petty | Mar 20, 2023 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Leading Change, Strategy, Think Differently
The Situation: The candidates were very different. One was the textbook choice—great pedigree, including top schools and a nice progression of assignments for name-brand firms. The other individual didn’t match up well on paper. The assignments for the other candidate...
by Art Petty | Mar 16, 2023 | Art of Managing, Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Self-Development
We Grow Smarter Together If you’ve followed my work for any length, you know how excited I am about the insights generated via discussions in my various workshop programs. Every individual comes to a program with a unique perspective and experiences, and together, we...
by Art Petty | Jan 20, 2023 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Think Differently
Rethinking the Operating System Needed for Manager Success Late last year, I shared an article at SmartBrief on Leadership, introducing the idea of the Manager’s Operating System—a set of core programs or instructions that must be present to create a healthy...
