by Art Petty | Oct 24, 2019 | Challenging Conversations, First Time Manager Series, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. central, I am hosting a new webinar entitled: 4 Critical Conversations for New Manager Success. My goal in this free event is to share a framework of four sets of conversations and supporting activities promoting managers...
by Art Petty | Sep 30, 2019 | Career, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Think Differently
This technique for manufacturing great days at work is powerful. It takes less than five minutes in the morning before you walk-in or log-on or do whatever it is you do to start your workday. I learned it from someone whose name I’ve long forgotten. I’m forever...
by Art Petty | Aug 6, 2019 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Leading Change
People do make a difference. Or, more specifically, the right blend of the right people, coupled with the right leadership makes the difference. If you’re an executive or top manager staring at a new group you’ve been assigned to lead and concluding...
by Art Petty | Jun 16, 2019 | Challenging Conversations, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Strategy, The Leadership Opportunity
There’s a surprising lack of context coming from bosses in the workplace about their priorities, challenges, aspirations, and even what keeps them awake at night. This insight deficit is getting in the way of building trust, spurring initiative, and promoting...
by Art Petty | May 28, 2019 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
Make Continuous Improvement Part of Your Approach I’m a big fan of baking in continuous improvement practices into my leadership and management approaches. From how I run meetings to how I engage with others in feedback discussions or support (or inhibit)...
by Art Petty | May 8, 2019 | Career, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Power-Ups, The Leadership Opportunity
I’ve long suspected the entire leadership training industrial complex (OK, that’s a stretch label, but you get the point) would be rendered obsolete if someone would highlight the one big secret behavior hiding in plain sight and free for all of us to use....
