by Art Petty | Jul 22, 2019 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I’m biased a bit on this career acceleration issue because I hang out with people highly motivated to move fast and advance upward in their working lives. They seek me out for coaching and mentoring, and they work hard at bringing ideas to life inside their...
by Art Petty | Jul 18, 2019 | Career, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
I’ve long believed learning to lead in the gray-zone inside organizations is a great approach for creating value, standing out, and getting ahead in your career. Of course, it comes with some risks. In this article, I offer ideas to help you grow your influence and...
by Art Petty | Jul 7, 2019 | Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Project Management, Strategy
Perhaps a testament to the survival instinct in human nature, many managers and contributors go to great lengths to avoid the maelstrom surrounding the most significant workplace problems. Highlight the failing strategy, and you invite an airstrike from top...
by Art Petty | Jun 30, 2019 | Challenging Conversations, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
We’ve all heard that feedback is supposed to be good for us. After all, receiving feedback—especially the tough kind—is how we learn to get better. Ken Blanchard teaches us that “Feedback is the breakfast of champions.” And Marshall Goldsmith helps...
by Art Petty | Jun 24, 2019 | Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The work of new manager development in our organizations is mostly messy. If you’re the new manager, that’s a problem. Ditto for the promoting manager. Too often we thrust our best and brightest individual contributors into this role expecting they’ll...
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...
