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Introducing The Experts Channel Video Interviews from Art Petty

I'm over-the-top excited to share my new Experts Channel (via YouTube), focusing on sharing the insights, research, and wisdom of the individuals studying and achieving individual, team, and organizational high performance! My goal in this series is to bring people to our community who can help us all think, think differently, and challenge us to strive for success in our careers and for our organizations. Our first three interview guests do all of that and more!

By |2023-09-10T12:53:52-05:00September 10th, 2023|Art of Managing, Career, Career Reinvention, Challenging Conversations, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Self-Development, Think Differently|0 Comments
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7 Reasons Why all new(er) managers should join this group coaching program

Coaching offers powerful growth opportunities for every professional. This unique, new program brings group coaching to those new(er) to managing to support them building a great foundation and navigating the challenges of shifting from contributor to manager. In this article, I share seven reasons why this might be the perfect development experience for you or the new(er) managers on your team.

By |2023-08-21T12:48:51-05:00August 21st, 2023|Art of Managing, Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Self-Development|0 Comments
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Fifty Something with More Gas Left in the Career Tank But Need a Change? What To Do

The concept of "career" takes on a different complexion as you move through the decades. For the experienced fifty-something professional who's seen and done a lot, it's much about finding fresh ways to contribute and create, not climb. It's also a personal drive to (pick your flavor) reset, refresh, recharge, and sometimes build new. Making a significant career shift in your 50's (or any age) is daunting. Here are some experience-tested ideas to help you get started:

By |2023-08-21T12:55:29-05:00August 18th, 2023|Career, Career Reinvention, Self-Development|0 Comments
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For Managers—Part 2 of Creating Clarity with Your Coaching and Evaluation Discussions (Feedback)

Feedback—both positive (appreciation) and improvement-oriented–is a vital part of your coaching toolkit. It's also one of the most troubling, vexing areas for managers because the improvement-oriented (aka constructive) feedback is simultaneously awkward, stressful, and potentially emotionally fraught for all parties. Here are ten ideas to help:

By |2023-08-18T06:46:01-05:00August 17th, 2023|Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development|0 Comments
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Lessons from The Leap to Leader by Adam Bryant (Leadership Caffeine Jam Session #22 Rewind)

Author, journalist, and executive coach Adam Bryant joined the recent Leadership Caffeine Jam Session to talk about the insights in his new book The Leap to Leader: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership. Check out the insights and wisdom and link to the replay of this information-filled session.

By |2023-08-14T09:57:33-05:00August 14th, 2023|Art of Managing, Career, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development, The Leadership Opportunity|0 Comments
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Breaking Out of a Personal Creativity Slump—Restarting Your Idea Machine

Like many of you, ideas are my stock in trade. Whether writing the next article, designing a new workshop or course, providing strategy advisory services for a client, or supporting my coaching clients, I have to operate with a well-oiled idea machine. When the idea machine grinds to a halt, I'm in trouble and need to find a fun, engaging, practical approach to restarting it. Here are 14 hacks I use to restart mine:

By |2023-07-25T11:53:44-05:00July 25th, 2023|Art of Managing, Career, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Self-Development, Think Differently|0 Comments
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Are You in Trouble if the Boss Offers a Coach?

In some organizations, "being assigned a coach" has a negative connotation. That's too bad. If you are on the receiving end of an offer from your boss to take on a coach, strive to understand the rationale and then embrace the opportunity for the learning and growth experience it offers you.

By |2023-07-20T09:56:00-05:00July 17th, 2023|Career, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Power-Ups, Self-Development, Think Differently|0 Comments
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It’s Time to Get Rid of S.M.A.R.T. Goals. Here’s Why & How

Goals are critically important in our personal and professional growth. They push us to learn, grow, and strive. We change our lives by aspiring for big goals. We motivate ourselves and our team members with properly developed, challenging goals. And we change the vector and fate of organizations through the proper use of goals. The operative phrase is "the proper use of goals."

By |2023-07-26T06:24:49-05:00June 25th, 2023|Art of Managing, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development, Think Differently|0 Comments
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Where Too Many Managers Hit the Wall on Their Level-Up Journeys

Developing as a manager is a perpetual exercise in leveling up. Just when you think you've developed some competence at the role and are asked to take on more responsibilities, WHAM, you hit the wall of new, ambiguous challenges. Here are the six big level up challenges I see for rising managers:

By |2023-06-13T11:38:30-05:00June 13th, 2023|Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development|0 Comments
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