by Art Petty | May 2, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, The Leadership Opportunity
What’s the Best Place You Ever Worked? Think about the best place you ever worked. What made it great? I bet it was a combination of these factors: The boss was demanding, but she was positive and supportive. She had high standards and high expectations, but you...
by Art Petty | Apr 5, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development
I regularly talk with managers and leaders who believe they are grinding harder but getting nowhere. One described himself as working in quicksand: “The more hours I spend and the harder I push, the faster we are sinking. I need to do something different.”...
by Art Petty | Mar 1, 2021 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Leading Change, The Leadership Opportunity, Think Differently
The point in time when you step into a new leadership role is simultaneously exciting and uncomfortable. And, it’s easy to misfire with the first-impressions you form of your new team members. Your start-up as the new boss is the early-awkward phase for everyone...
by Art Petty | Jan 24, 2021 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Product Management, Project Management, Strategy, The Leadership Opportunity, Think Differently
Note from Art: a version of this article appeared originally at SmartBrief on Leadership — The Need for Speed is Obvious, But Be Careful Few argue over the need for speed when responding and adapting to crisis and rapidly changing circumstances. For a few...
by Art Petty | Oct 18, 2020 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development
Leading in challenging circumstances is akin to riding with people you care about on a broken down rollercoaster with everyone blindfolded and lacking safety harnesses. The ups are slow to emerge, and you always know there’s a big drop coming sometime—you just don’t...
