by Art Petty | Aug 30, 2021 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation
Leading in today’s organizations is a complicated, often frustrating experience. I talk daily with individuals operating in the middle of their organizations and with those occupying the upper layers of power and decision-making authority. The pressures they describe...
by Art Petty | Aug 23, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership Caffeine
New manager development is a problem to be solved by the promoting manager. Training without ongoing observation, teaching, and coaching isn’t the solution. And, the Sink-or-Swim approach for new manager development is definitely not the solution, yet it’s...
by Art Petty | Aug 8, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Self-Development, The Leadership Opportunity, Think Differently
It’s always bothered me that building a healthy working environment isn’t described in most managerial job descriptions. This is the most important work a manager can perform to strengthen engagement and performance, yet working on the working environment...
by Art Petty | Jul 25, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Project Management, The Leadership Opportunity, Think Differently
I came across an excellent article by Ron Ashkenas writing at HBR: Big Theatrical Meetings Are a Waste of Time. (tiered subscription model). This is mandatory reading for any manager leading business review sessions. And yes, the article generated a flood of...
by Art Petty | Jul 18, 2021 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Think Differently
In too many of our organizations and on our teams, people are engaged at the transaction level. They work, meet, and deliver because it’s expected. They stop short of committing because something is missing from the environment. There’s a lack of unity of purpose. In...
by Art Petty | Jul 11, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development
During a coaching call, a client recently commented, “I wish I could hit the reset button with my team.” I’ve been thinking about it ever since. I know my younger self would have been quick to suggest that there were no do-overs in leadership....
