by Art Petty | Sep 11, 2017 | Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
The rude awakening for many first-time managers is the reality that they are now actually responsible for the outcomes of others. It’s a far cry from the life of an individual contributor when the only difficult person you had to deal with was staring back at you in...
by Art Petty | Apr 17, 2017 | High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I’ve worked for, with, and around extraordinary and mundane leaders. Most are mundane. There are worse things to be than mundane. Mundane leaders are boring, but not immediately toxic. Characteristics of Mundane Leaders: They fail to recognize the power they have to...
by Art Petty | Apr 17, 2016 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
In relative terms, you have been successful. You have the title, the salary and the perks that say, “success,” but how much of a performance penalty have your leadership tics and bad habits imposed on your teams, your firm and on your career? Some context: most...
by Art Petty | May 8, 2015 | Career, Just One Thing
The “Just One Thing” Series at Management Excellence is intended to provoke ideas and actions around topics relevant to our success and professional growth. Use them in good health and great performance! — Why do we fail with our initiatives...
by Art Petty | Dec 14, 2014 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The Leadership Caffeine series is over 200 installments strong and is dedicated to every aspiring or experienced leader and manager seeking ideas, insights or just a jolt of energy to keep pushing forward. Thanks for being along for the journey! — An early...
