by Art Petty | Mar 31, 2019 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, The Leadership Opportunity
Imagine you’re playing a video game. You’ve spent hours and hours learning the lay of the land, where the obstacles are, where your goal is, and how to fight the various baddies who attack you. Finally, you’ve made it. You’ve beaten this level—and now you have to go...
by Art Petty | Feb 24, 2019 | Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership Power-Ups, Management Innovation, The Leadership Opportunity
Once you’ve reached the level of managing managers on your team, your professional development focus shifts considerably. Historically, your emphasis was on supporting the performance and growth of contributors. That’s good, meaningful work, but fundamentally...
by Art Petty | Jan 27, 2019 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Strategy, The Leadership Opportunity
For some reason, I’ve always been attuned to and intrigued by the moments where fateful decisions hang in the balance promising to change everything. These are moments when the drama is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You recognize the gravity of the decision,...
by Art Petty | Nov 14, 2018 | Challenging Conversations, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine Podcast, Leading Change, The Leadership Opportunity
Timely, Relevant, Book Filled with Great Guidance I sat down recently to chat with Jennifer K. Crittenden, a former public company executive and author of some excellent and timely books for our world, including: The Discreet Guide: A Guide for Executive Women (How to...
by Art Petty | Jul 13, 2018 | Leadership, The Leadership Opportunity
I am naturally drawn to the view of the leader as a symphony conductor. I love that the conductor can bring together the remarkable talents and skills of the musicians and generate something beautiful, powerful, and moving. The leader’s output isn’t as melodious;...
by Art Petty | Jun 25, 2018 | Career, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, The Leadership Opportunity
One of the comments I regularly pass along to emerging leader groups is: “Put your heart and soul into the work of people and one day you will look back and marvel at the results.” And while I know this to be true—I also understand the individuals I’m sharing it with...
