by Art Petty | Mar 17, 2018 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Leading Change
In a perfect world, we would all start our roles as managers and emerging leaders fully aware of the behaviors and ingredients that promote success. In reality, the work of leading is learned through clumsy practice and (hopefully) refined over time. I for one would...
by Art Petty | Mar 9, 2018 | Art of Managing, Career, Emerging Leaders, Leadership
Look below the surface at any successful business, and you’ll find a collection of capable and even extraordinary managers. While top leaders often gain the spotlight, every senior leader knows good managers make organizations go and grow. Why then does the focus on...
by Art Petty | Feb 28, 2018 | Art of Managing, Career, Emerging Leaders, Leadership
I’m over the top excited about my new program, High-Performance Accelerator for Managers. And I want you to be as well because this live-online + mentoring program is filled with ideas and approaches to help you now and pay dividends for you in your career long into...
by Art Petty | Feb 25, 2018 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
During a recent workshop, one of the participants asked me how they could do a better job identifying prospective (I prefer the term: emerging) leaders in their organization. It’s a great question and one that merits consideration by every leader in every...
by Art Petty | Feb 23, 2018 | Challenging Conversations, Leadership
“You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes well, you might find you get what you need.” Mick Jagger and Keith Richards While I doubt challenging workplace conversations served as inspiration for the Stones’ famous song, “You Can’t Always Get...
by Art Petty | Feb 18, 2018 | Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Leading Change
A great deal of energy goes into reconstituting the same ten core ideas around effective leadership the way a frugal home cook reconstitutes leftovers. At last count, my budget-stretching mother could make at least five dishes out of leftover turkey. The names of the...