by Art Petty | Jul 6, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development
We’re wired in this era to look for tips, hacks, and cheat codes, particularly for complex challenges. Who doesn’t want a shortcut that delivers the goods? Yet, some challenges don’t lend themselves to shortcuts. Take managing and leading effectively as cases in...
by Art Petty | Jun 28, 2021 | Art of Managing, Career, Career Reinvention, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Influence, Leadership, Self-Development
Fresh off of leading three outstanding cohorts through a live-online version of my Manager Development Program for New(er) Managers, we are setting up several new mid and late summer opportunities. We would love to help you or your team members level up their skills. ...
by Art Petty | Jun 27, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Self-Development, Think Differently
Developing as a leader doesn’t follow a straight line. It’s different for every individual. Focus on getting better at this job daily. Here are five ideas to help you jump-start this good work. 1. Get In the Game Time, place, and circumstances play a big part in...
by Art Petty | Jun 21, 2021 | Art of Managing, Career, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Self-Development
During the past few weeks, I ran three different cohort sections of my live-online Manager Development Program. While initially geared toward new(er) managers, we had many veterans in the groups, all working on sharpening their skills around the fundamentals of...
by Art Petty | Jun 7, 2021 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Think Differently
One-on-Ones are the Most Valuable Real Estate on Your Calendar I’m consistently surprised by how few managers and executives have a game plan for their one-on-one sessions with team members. Just ask those team members, as too many describe these sessions with...
by Art Petty | May 24, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Think Differently
Are You Feeding the Machine or the Mission? Your real battle as a leader is the one for your focus. It’s a battle too many leaders lose for a lot of reasons. Sure, everyone has more to do in a day or week than they have time for on their calendars. Yet, the...