by Art Petty | Aug 1, 2022 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
Fresh as escapees of city life and happily ensconced in our new full-time surroundings on a lake in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, there’s a saying we frequently hear: “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes—it will change.” Of course,...
by Art Petty | Jul 18, 2022 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
If I had to write one of those grade school reports on “What I Did on My Summer Vacation,” I would have the topic nailed. Last week, my wife and I traveled to Lake Como, Italy, where I had the honor of officiating the wedding of my son and his beautiful bride. This...
by Art Petty | Jun 12, 2022 | Art of Managing, Career, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development, The Leadership Opportunity, Think Differently
I’m always intrigued when my original article, Six Big Reasons Why You’ll Love the Role of Manager, shows up at the top of my most-read list. It gratifies me that people are finding this article, yet I don’t know whether they’re clicking on it...
by Art Petty | May 30, 2022 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
Think about it: “Ideas are easy; doing stuff is hard.” –Seth Godin In my article How leaders can teach their teams to become more creative, I proposed a tune-up of the approaches used in many workplaces to generate ideas. After all, ideas are oxygen for...
by Art Petty | May 8, 2022 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development, The Leadership Opportunity
Our mistakes in pursuit of learning are the burpees, extra gym time, and leg days of our mental fitness for most of us. For those where mistakes are measured in cost or time (not life impact or safety), your mistakes measure how hard you are pushing yourself to grow....
by Art Petty | May 1, 2022 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development
My wife and I made a big move last week. We left our 30-year suburban home where we raised our sons and moved to the lake. The process took almost a year from the decision to make the move and about a day to sell. In-between, we focused on lightening our load of...
