Summer and Fall 2024 Professional Development Catalog from Art Petty

Summer and Fall 2024 Professional Development Catalog from Art Petty

As we enter the always busy summer season, here’s the latest in leader and manager development programming from Art Petty. These are not just training programs. I blend coaching + multi-month cohort work, and for several programs, outside guest experts to create...
Why you need to start treating your words like Lego Blocks

Why you need to start treating your words like Lego Blocks

Bottom-Line Up-Front: Words are what we have to inspire, motivate, clarify, empower, and enable. Yet, too often, our words work against us and create problems. Start thinking about words as building blocks of great conversations. They’re like Legos, and you can...
Thank You to Wally Bock and Three Star Leadership

Thank You to Wally Bock and Three Star Leadership

Yesterday’s announcement from Wally Bock that he will no longer add content to his fabulous and long running Three Star Leadership blog was sad for me. Yeah, I’m selfish about people I admire and call friends. I want the ideas and exchanges to flow...
Leadership Development is Indeed Failing Us—Time for a New Approach

Leadership Development is Indeed Failing Us—Time for a New Approach

A thoughtful and thought-provoking article in the Winter 2024 MIT Sloan Review (tiered paywall) echoes the themes I’ve outlined here on this blog about organizational failings when selecting a leadership development program. The article, Leadership Development...
Four Ideas for Leaders to Get Back-To-Learning this Fall Season

Four Ideas for Leaders to Get Back-To-Learning this Fall Season

Why I Love September for the Back-to-Learning Feeling It’s funny how the cycle of our earlier lives carries through into our later years. For my entire life, I’ve loved the back-to-school time of the year. I still focus my post-Labor-Day schedule on kicking off new...