by Art Petty | Jun 13, 2023 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development
Developing as a manager is a perpetual exercise in leveling up. Just when you think you’ve developed some competence at the role and are asked to take on more responsibilities, WHAM, you hit the wall of new, ambiguous challenges. In my work as an executive and...
by Art Petty | Jun 6, 2023 | Art of Managing, Career, Career Reinvention, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Self-Development
My friend Wally Bock publishes a reminder every year for us to make our summer reading lists. That’s my cue to build and share mine. I suspect a few of these professional development reads might trickle over onto my into my fall reading; however, it’s good...
by Art Petty | May 15, 2023 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development, The Leadership Opportunity
Is Feedback Transactional or Transformational in Your Environment? When I ask managers about the feedback environment on their teams, I get a lot of questions, starting with, “What do you mean?” While many managers work hard to construct and deliver timely...
by Art Petty | Apr 20, 2023 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
Do These Describe Your Environment? In my programs, consulting work, and coaching, I regularly encounter these situations: Managers struggling with an employee’s performance, yet they’ve provided little to no feedback, or their feedback was watered down to...
by Art Petty | Mar 26, 2023 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Self-Development
The Critical Connection Between a Manager and Engagement I work with 300 to 500 managers across my various programs and dozens more in coaching activities each year. These are individuals from every sector of our economy and operating at all levels, from the front...
by Art Petty | Mar 20, 2023 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Leading Change, Strategy, Think Differently
The Situation: The candidates were very different. One was the textbook choice—great pedigree, including top schools and a nice progression of assignments for name-brand firms. The other individual didn’t match up well on paper. The assignments for the other candidate...
