Art Petty

Helping professionals achieve the extraordinary in their careers

  • Manager & Leader Development

  • Career Re-Mix for Experienced Professionals

Leveraging executive-leadership experience and a global coaching footprint, Art Petty helps professionals scale new heights and bring their career vision to life.

 

Wake-Up Calls for Managers

For the hard parts no one prepares you for

When the path isn’t clear, the stakes are high, and the answers aren’t obvious—this is where managers struggle most.

Wake-Up Calls for Managers delivers practical, real-world guidance for navigating:

 

  • Tough conversations
  • Leading through uncertainty
  • Building influence without authority
  • Driving results through others

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First-Time Manager Alumni now C or V level Executives

Alumni of Art Petty’s Leadership & Manager Programs

Hours of Executive Coaching/Year since 2008

Recent Clients In:

Pharma, Bioscience, Behavioral Health, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Software, Data Science, Medical Imaging, Financial Services, Foodservice, Telecomm Services, Travel

“Working with Art has been a transformative experience for my development and growth as a senior manager. Art has helped me elevate my leadership to the next level, equipping me with advanced concepts and techniques to lead strategic initiatives and drive complex transformations.”

Eleanor Kolossovski, Vice President

Resources

 

Articles

 

Why Gutting Management Layers Is the Wrong Response to AI

Why Gutting Management Layers Is the Wrong Response to AI

We’ve seen this movie before. A shock hits the broader system and organizations decide to ‘delayer’ focusing the brunt of their efforts on middle management. This time AI is the excuse. Yet the real opportunity and need here is to redefine the role of manager, not eliminate it.

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Building Blocks and High Performance Processes of True Teams

Building Blocks and High Performance Processes of True Teams

We overuse the word ‘team’ in the workplace. While I usually don’t get hung up on semantics, I encourage leaders at all levels to reserve the ‘team’ concept for those occasions when a loose confederation of functional experts won’t cut it. Building a true team takes deliberate effort in the right areas.

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Videos

 

A Focus on High Achievers with Dr. Ruth Gotian

Kim “KC” Campbell on Flying in the Face of Fear

Bill Schaninger on Power to the Middle (Managers)