by Art Petty | Jul 28, 2026 | Lead, Leading Change, Wake-Up Calls for Managers
Excerpted from my latest book: Wake-Up Calls for Managers: Insights to Sharpen Focus and Elevate Results — Are you close to succeeding with your change initiative? A mentor would regularly offer: “Art, if you’re getting flak, you’re close to...
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 | Mar 1, 2019 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
There’s a loud ring of truth to the old saw: “Culture eats strategy for lunch.” However, sometimes, the culture needs to evolve, or everyone is at risk of ending up hungry at lunchtime. I’ve observed, participated in, and led strategic change that both required and...
by Art Petty | Dec 30, 2018 | Career, Challenging Conversations, First Time Manager Series, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Strategy
For a change in the new year, skip the long list of resolutions save one—commit to engaging in a bit of open, positive rebellion at work or in your career. Navigated properly, you’ll be surprised how rebelling by changing your thinking and approach(es) might just...
by Art Petty | Oct 22, 2018 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
Congratulations, this Mess is Yours to Fix! At some point in your management career, you’re likely to be placed in a situation where your charter is to fix what’s not working. Whether it’s poor sales, decreasing customer satisfaction or declining performance...
