by Art Petty | Nov 16, 2018 | Decision-Making, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Power-Ups, Strategy
Every Thursday for a few hours between coaching calls, I do something critically important to my mental well-being. I grab a book from my inventory of unread books and a stack of fresh index cards and head over to our local library for a few hours. And then I think....
by Art Petty | Nov 5, 2018 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
So, You Had a Bad Day (Week, Month, Quarter): When your usual positive attitude takes a holiday and leaves you alone with your grumpier more cynical self, it’s time for action. And while the idea of turning in your resignation after telling off the higher-ups is a...
by Art Petty | Jun 14, 2018 | Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
For the record, I love Tom Peters’ latest book, “The Excellence Dividend: Meeting the Tech Tide with Work that Wows and Jobs that Last.” It reads like a common-sense punch-in-the-nose reminder on pursuing excellence in the moment with every breath and action you and...
by Art Petty | May 15, 2018 | Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
Learning to lead effectively is one long continuous improvement process. No one comes to this role fully prepared for the rigors, twists, and turns created by people and conditions. It’s a learned process that emphasizes experimentation and adaptation in response to...
by Art Petty | Apr 29, 2018 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Leadership, Leadership Power-Ups, Product Management
“A manager’s role, and by extension any leadership position is characterized by overload, ambiguity, and conflict.” -Linda A. Hill, Becoming the Boss Who doesn’t like a bit of overload, ambiguity, and conflict in their days? Managing, especially from the middle of an...
by Art Petty | Apr 16, 2018 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Strategy
The Questions to Directives Ratio: How many open-ended, idea-chasing questions do you ask every day? Do you ask more questions than you issue directives or provide answers? Recently, I worked with a group of coaching clients to explore the important topic of curiosity...
