by Art Petty | Mar 1, 2020 | Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously opined, “I know it when I see it” in an attempt to deal with a controversial topic that was (and remains) highly subjective. While Justice Stewart wasn’t talking about effective leadership, he might as...
by Art Petty | Feb 25, 2020 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership and Management Book Talk Podcast, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Strategy, Think Differently
The world of business lost a giant thinker recently, who by all accounts was a fabulous person. I’m referencing Harvard’s Clayton Christensen, perhaps best known for his thinking and books focused on The Innovator’s Dilemma. Wally Bock and I...
by Art Petty | Feb 23, 2020 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, The Leadership Opportunity
Here’s a little secret. When I use the phrase “emerging leader,” I’m talking about all of us. You’re never done learning to lead. Some of us are a bit more experienced, and others are more effective than others, yet even at retirement, the job of learning to lead is...
by Art Petty | Feb 11, 2020 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Leadership, Leadership and Management Book Talk Podcast, Self-Development
Words matter! We all know this, yet for many, there’s room to strengthen how we present and project ourselves in our daily exchanges with colleagues, team members, and bosses. In this episode of the Leadership and Management Book Talk Podcast, Wally Bock and I...
by Art Petty | Feb 9, 2020 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
There’s little debate over the importance of trust between individuals on a team and with the team’s leader. Without trust, high-performance is just a lofty ideal but not likely. And developing trust demands forming relationships. It’s the relationship-issue that is...
by Art Petty | Feb 7, 2020 | Career, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development
Just the phrase “office politics” is enough to induce anxiety or a feeling of anger. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard people mutter, “I don’t want to play those games.” Most people go out of their way to avoid being labeled as “political” because it...
