by Art Petty | Mar 5, 2024 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Bottom Line Up Front: Not every day in your life as a leader is a party complete with cake and ice cream. When you encounter one of those days where everything seems to be working against you, it’s time to force a smile and keep marching. By the way, your team...
by Art Petty | Aug 23, 2022 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Self-Development
A series of articles with fewer than 500 words to help you strengthen your communication effectiveness! You’re Not Archeologists—Look Forward in Challenging Feedback Conversations One of the tripping points of so many challenging workplace conversations—especially...
by Art Petty | May 8, 2022 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development, The Leadership Opportunity
Our mistakes in pursuit of learning are the burpees, extra gym time, and leg days of our mental fitness for most of us. For those where mistakes are measured in cost or time (not life impact or safety), your mistakes measure how hard you are pushing yourself to grow....
by Art Petty | May 1, 2022 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development
My wife and I made a big move last week. We left our 30-year suburban home where we raised our sons and moved to the lake. The process took almost a year from the decision to make the move and about a day to sell. In-between, we focused on lightening our load of...
by Art Petty | Apr 10, 2022 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development, The Leadership Opportunity
I love movies and books that are more about the characters and less about the action. I’m addicted to character study so much that when presented with the opportunity to watch an action movie (where character development is typically shallow) or do something tedious...