by Art Petty | Nov 8, 2021 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Leading Change, Management Innovation, The Leadership Opportunity, Think Differently
Creativity—the ability to look at complicated situations and identify novel solutions that solve problems, advance initiatives, or rewrite old rules—may be the most critical skill of all in our workplaces. As leaders, we need to foster it, stimulate it, and do...
by Art Petty | Nov 3, 2021 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, High Performance Management Teams, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Product Management, Project Management, Self-Development, Strategy, The Leadership Opportunity, Think Differently
Raise your hand if you’ve experienced one too many long slogs through slides during one of the gazillion webinars you’ve attended in the past two years. OK, everyone can lower their hands. Any event that brings people together and doesn’t tap into the knowledge...
by Art Petty | Nov 1, 2021 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Project Management, Think Differently
Every spring, my wife and I kick off a big project on the grounds of our Northwoods lake property. We focus on areas of need, including dealing with erosion, reintroducing native plants, and protecting against or recovering from various tree diseases. Along the way,...
by Art Petty | Oct 25, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Think Differently
What If You Were Asked to Train First-Time Managers? Imagine you are tapped on the shoulder to lead an upcoming training program for a new cohort of soon-to-be first-time managers in your organization. You’re probably flattered, excited, and just a bit nervous....
by Art Petty | Oct 17, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Think Differently
Now is not the time for the dominant logic surrounding managing and leading to prevail. That’s how we got here, and “here” isn’t so great. It’s time to break and replace the old rules of managing and leading. It’s essential we find...
by Art Petty | Sep 26, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Self-Development, The Leadership Opportunity, Think Differently
You aren’t a leader until people know who you are and why they should follow you. People comply with the title. They follow the person. While many individuals deliberately keep their work personas and their personal personas separate, I checked, and each of us is one...
