by Art Petty | Jun 13, 2023 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development
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. In my work as an executive and...
by Art Petty | Jun 6, 2023 | Art of Managing, Career, Career Reinvention, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Self-Development
My friend Wally Bock publishes a reminder every year for us to make our summer reading lists. That’s my cue to build and share mine. I suspect a few of these professional development reads might trickle over onto my into my fall reading; however, it’s good...
by Art Petty | Jun 4, 2023 | Career, Career Reinvention, Self-Development, Think Differently
Are You Stuck in a Negative Loop About Making a Career Change? I talk with many good people motivated to change their career vectors but unsure of what to do or even how to get started. As a result, they do nothing. They’re stuck. Maybe you’re stuck as...
by Art Petty | May 31, 2023 | Career, Just One Thing, Self-Development
Congratulations, You Made It! Now What? Wrapping up your M.B.A. is a milestone. If you’re like most M.B.A. students who pursue their degrees part-time, this work has been a significant part of your life for several years. In my prior teaching in the M.B.A....
by Art Petty | May 15, 2023 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development, The Leadership Opportunity
Is Feedback Transactional or Transformational in Your Environment? When I ask managers about the feedback environment on their teams, I get a lot of questions, starting with, “What do you mean?” While many managers work hard to construct and deliver timely...
by Art Petty | May 11, 2023 | Career, Career Reinvention, Self-Development
When Your View of You is No Longer Clear One of the significant career focus mistakes I see otherwise talented professionals make is identifying with and lingering in the wrong role or vocation long after the expiration date. To paraphrase and mildly massacre a...
