by Art Petty | Jul 6, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development
We’re wired in this era to look for tips, hacks, and cheat codes, particularly for complex challenges. Who doesn’t want a shortcut that delivers the goods? Yet, some challenges don’t lend themselves to shortcuts. Take managing and leading effectively as cases in...
by Art Petty | Jun 27, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Self-Development, Think Differently
Developing as a leader doesn’t follow a straight line. It’s different for every individual. Focus on getting better at this job daily. Here are five ideas to help you jump-start this good work. 1. Get In the Game Time, place, and circumstances play a big part in...
by Art Petty | Jun 7, 2021 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Think Differently
One-on-Ones are the Most Valuable Real Estate on Your Calendar I’m consistently surprised by how few managers and executives have a game plan for their one-on-one sessions with team members. Just ask those team members, as too many describe these sessions with...
by Art Petty | May 24, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Think Differently
Are You Feeding the Machine or the Mission? Your real battle as a leader is the one for your focus. It’s a battle too many leaders lose for a lot of reasons. Sure, everyone has more to do in a day or week than they have time for on their calendars. Yet, the...
by Art Petty | May 16, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development, Strategy, The Leadership Opportunity
You can’t lead effectively without transparency. You can’t lead at all without accountability. Can Your Team Members Answer These Eight Questions Confidently? What do you stand for? What do we stand for? Where are we? Where are we going? How will we get...
by Art Petty | May 10, 2021 | Art of Managing, Career, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, The Leadership Opportunity, Think Differently
What Work Should Be Perseverance and Ingenuity—what great names! I’m speaking of the Mars Rover and the small helicopter that hitched a ride all the way to the red planet. After all, it took both perseverance and ingenuity from many over the more significant...
