by Art Petty | Jun 7, 2024 | Art of Managing, Career, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development
Summer School Gets a Bad Rap OK, first, let’s take on the summer school label. As a kid growing up in Chicago, I remember thinking that people who had to go to summer school clearly did something bad during the school year. After all, summer was about riding my...
by Art Petty | May 30, 2024 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Product Management, Project Management, Self-Development
As we enter the always busy summer season, here’s the latest in leader and manager development programming from Art Petty. These are not just training programs. I blend coaching + multi-month cohort work, and for several programs, outside guest experts to create...
by Art Petty | May 20, 2024 | Art of Managing, Career, Career Reinvention, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Self-Development, The Manager's Journey
The Destination is Nice, Yet the Joy is in the Journey We moved to our lake home at the tail end of the pandemic. It was a shift from our 30-year suburban Chicago-area home and a chance to run our own version of one of those home renovation shows, where we did a poor...
by Art Petty | May 1, 2024 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development
Bottom-Line Up-Front: Words are what we have to inspire, motivate, clarify, empower, and enable. Yet, too often, our words work against us and create problems. Start thinking about words as building blocks of great conversations. They’re like Legos, and you can...
by Art Petty | Apr 11, 2024 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Self-Development
If the Idea or Act of Giving Constructive Feedback Stresses You, You’re Not Alone In a recent survey of over 500 managers, anticipating and then giving constructive feedback was found to be the number one stressor in their jobs. Ouch! 65% of them indicated they...
by Art Petty | Apr 1, 2024 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development
Bottom Line Up Front: A leader’s compulsion to always be the smartest person in every room not only stifles creativity but also undermines the potential of a high-performance environment. Leaders must recognize and change such behaviors. Seek feedback on how...
