by Art Petty | Jan 2, 2018 | Career, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I prefer to thin-slice professional development down to single and simple controllable actions in the moment. Instead of worrying about the entire portfolio of issues and behaviors holding you back, focus on one at a time and work on perfecting or strengthening it....
by Art Petty | Dec 10, 2017 | First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I’ve long subscribed to the perspective that great leaders are made not born. Sure, some individuals have a few more gifts that lend themselves to leadership, however, for the rest of us, it’s a long, painful apprenticeship. And, mostly, we’re bad at the beginning....
by Art Petty | Dec 3, 2017 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
After 13 years of serving as a manager, I was burned out on being responsible for the work of others. I needed a leadership break. The daily grind of endless issues, squabbles, and general people issues had torpedoed my energy. I was grumpy, disgruntled, and...
by Art Petty | Nov 26, 2017 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
A few years ago during an executive course entitled: “Reinventing Leadership,” I had the temerity to suggest it was a leader’s responsibility to appeal to the hearts and the minds would follow. People in the room looked at me as if I had grown a second head on my...
by Art Petty | Nov 12, 2017 | Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I love the phrase, “natural time.” When I first heard it, I had no idea what the heck it meant, but something about it sparked a thought. I first heard the phrase from my colleague, Michele, who mentioned it during a conversation the other day. Michele is a Nia...
by Art Petty | Nov 5, 2017 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
It’s possible I’m twisting the original intent of Joseph Campbell’s quote, “Be the hero of your own story,” to fit my well-intended means. On the surface, one might imagine I’m suggesting a Ptolemaic view of yourself in the world where everything revolves around you....
