High Performance Management Teams Archives

Focus on First-Time Managers #3—Overcoming the Discomfort of Delivering Feedback

Cultivating the skills and confidence to navigate constructive (negative) and positive feedback discussions is a game changer for any manager. Unfortunately, most first-time managers have received little to no training for this important performance tool. The good news is that armed with an understanding of the building blocks of effective feedback discussions and ample practice, you can learn to master this important management skill.

By Art Petty|2017-12-08T07:36:55-06:00April 25th, 2017|Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, First Time Manager Series, High Performance Management Teams|2 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™—Extraordinary or Mundane? Your Choice

There's no shortage of those in leadership roles who might reasonably be described as mundane. They focus on performance, but fail to inspire the pursuit of potential. That's too bad, because there's nothing secret or particularly difficult about pursuing extraordinary as a leader. Small changes in behaviors have the potential to yield big outcomes.

By Art Petty|2017-04-17T08:50:58-05:00April 17th, 2017|High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine|0 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™—What’s It Like to Be You?

Learning to appreciate and value differences on your team takes effort on your part. An open-door policy isn't enough. You need to stretch. A good question to keep in mind is: "What's it like to be you?"

By Art Petty|2017-04-09T20:04:12-05:00April 9th, 2017|Art of Managing, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership|0 Comments

Leadership and Shifting Baseline Syndrome

The idea of shifting baseline syndrome is most often referenced in ecological terms. I see it in action in the workplace and in our personal lives almost every day. Perhaps it's time to shift the baseline, but in the right direction.

By Art Petty|2017-04-06T09:00:01-05:00April 6th, 2017|Decision-Making, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership|0 Comments

New Program Helps Drive Big Outcomes with Small Changes

Large scale organizational transformations often create more problems than they solve. That's why my new Level-Up program focuses on identifying discrete behaviors that what adopted and reinforced, offer the potential to drive big results.

By Art Petty|2017-03-24T11:44:17-05:00March 24th, 2017|Career, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Product Management, Project Management, Strategy|0 Comments

How to Set the Stage for a Great Day at Work (video)

A few years ago, I learned an invaluable lesson from a workshop group on how to set the stage for a great day at work. Enjoy and use it in great health!

By Art Petty|2017-04-07T07:28:59-05:00March 13th, 2017|Art of Managing, Career, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership|2 Comments

Our Real World Leadership Laboratory

It’s a fascinating time to study leaders. Remember, you can learn from poor examples as well as great ones. I keep a dedicated file in my memory bank labeled, “Don’t Do That—Do This.” Recently, I’m running short on memory for storage. For me, the counter-balance to the overload of news from and about bloviating, gesticulating [...]

By Art Petty|2017-02-09T08:51:32-06:00February 9th, 2017|High Performance Management Teams, Leadership|0 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™—Aim for the Heart

Leading by the numbers isn't leading. Numbers are outcomes of nearly countless workplace and customer encounters. The real goal of the leader is to make certain those encounters create value. Do a great job building energy for the mission and good results will follow.

By Art Petty|2017-05-17T17:10:30-05:00January 9th, 2017|High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine|1 Comment

Leadership Caffeine Anniversary, Special Offers and a Coming Attraction

I continue to be both amazed and humbled at the reception to my book, Leadership Caffeine: Ideas to Energize Your Professional Development. In celebration of the sixth year since publication, I am sharing one secret on where the book idea came from and showing my thanks for your support with 3 very special offers for free books to the first to respond.

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:10:59-05:00August 24th, 2016|Career, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Project Management|0 Comments

Strategy Hunt

Getting strategy right is hard work. Most management teams struggle and many play with the tools of strategy, but never finish anything. Teams that get it right share some common traits, including...

By Art Petty|2017-05-15T19:49:30-05:00August 21st, 2016|High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Strategy|3 Comments

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