The New(er) Manager Development Program by Art Petty
A cohort-based professional development program for individuals new to the role of manager (0-18 months).
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR Jan 2025
Dates: 1/14, 2/11, 3/11, 4/8, 5/13
All Sessions from Noon-2:30 Central.
$697 per seat
e-mail Art for group pricing or to schedule a virtual or on-site session for your group: art@artpetty.com
Five Keys to New Manager Success
Five areas dominate my teaching and coaching work helping new managers start strong. Each of these are mission-critical for new manager success.
What the New(er) Manager Development Program Is:
The short-story: This program is a sustained professional development experience for individuals new to managing, blending cohort-focused learning, expert-delivered training and executive coaching, all delivered over several months.
This program is unique and uniquely powerful with its focus on helping new managers start strong and scale quickly. And the sustained support over four months provides superior learning and growth.
This is the cure for ineffective one-and-done training.
Imagine Yourself (or your new manager) as Part of this Professional Development Experience:
We gather as a cohort five times for two and one-half hours to explore the core topics in depth, share perspectives and experiences, and develop an ideas-to-actions plan to implement in your organization.
The 1x1 coaching promotes the application of program approaches to the workplace and offers the new(er) manager an invaluable guide and resources during the critical early period.
We convene for occasional guest expert sessions to learn from leading thinkers and practitioners in our core areas. These experts share their ideas and experiences and field your questions.
You'll leave each working session brimming with energy and ideas to put into action. Unlike one-and-done training, you come back and share your experiences and insights along the way as we sustain the learning experience for four months, and you retain indefinite access to your coach.
A Cohort to Support, Encourage and Challenge
Working together for several months, your cohort members are integral to the learning experience.
The cohort groups bring individuals from all sectors of our global economy to share challenges and ideas and work together on program activities. The diverse perspectives, creative explorations, and case activities make this a rich learning experience.
Outside Perspectives and Exercises to Support Learning and Growth
From the guest experts joining to share their research and ideas to the recommended (light) reading and the group book club (included in the registration fee), participants are exposed to a wide variety of ideas on developing as effective managers.
We use a series of mini-cases based on real manager scenarios to challenge critical thinking and explore effective and ineffective approaches to handling every day, vexing situations.
Participants leave the program with context for the daily challenges of the role but tools and approaches to use in the most challenging situations.
Why Work with Art Petty?
The New(er) Manager Program is the only manager/professional development program designed and taught by an experienced professional who:
Led two organizations to market leadership positions—one a start-up inside one of the world's largest firms and another a turnaround that grew into a market leader and was acquired by the world's largest business software firm.
Is a prolific writer with over 2,000 practical, influential articles on management and leadership to his credit.
Serves as an executive and emerging leader coach, supporting over 500 individuals per year ranging from front-line/first-time managers to senior and C-level executives.
In his spare time, teaches at the MBA and undergraduate levels for major universities, and has logged over 10,000 hours of award-winning instruction time.
Served as the leadership and management expert at The Balance and is a feature author for SmartBrief on Leadership.
Has 30 (and growing) C or V-level executives who started with Art as a first-time manager as part of his legacy.
Is a cited strategy expert with experience guiding organizations in technology, services, and not-for-profit for strategy development.
All of that, however, pales in comparison to what you get when you sign on to work with Art—a coach and resource who is driven by a sense of purpose to support the development of the next generation of great managers and organizational leaders, and one who remains your resource for your career.
Marc H.
G.M. Global Technology Manufacturer
Art is by far the best trainer/coach I have had the honor to work with. His no-Powerpoint style brings everyone into the discussions and really elevates the conversation. I am also amazed at the quality of the participants and guest presenters, Art attracts some of the sharpest minds in business who are also so humble. I highly recommend Art’s workshops!
A Deeper Dive Into the Program Content
The Manager's Operating System is the Foundation
The Manager's Operating System™ (MOS) consists of Ten Core Programs or sets of (research-backed and practitioner-tested) behaviors essential for success as a manager at any level. For new(er) managers, the MOS serves as a guide for their work and a checklist to ensure they are focused on the right issues.
The Ten Core Programs of the Manager's Operating System
1. Define (together) the Rules of the Road
2. Create (manager) Role Clarity
3. Practice Swift Trust
4. Employ FLEX-Focused Communication Practices
5. Provide Context for the Work
6. Create Connection to Their Skills and Interests
7. Coach for Performance
8. Coach for Career
9. Teach Creative and Critical Thinking
10. Sponsor Cross-Organization Connection
Inherent in each of the programs are a variety of behaviors or activities that must interoperate to create a healthy working environment for the manager and group. Participants learn to apply the behaviors in case and role-play activities and are challenged to use them in their workplace. The multi-month duration offers opportunities for feedback, learning, and fine-tuning. Importantly, the Ten Core Programs and the MOS offer a foundation to return to and strengthen effectiveness for a career as a manager.
Succeeding with the Transition
Linda A. Hill, the foremost research on new manager development offers, "Developing as a manager is a transformational experience for which there are no shortcuts." She's right—there are no shortcuts—however, that doesn't mean that every new manager has to make the same mistakes. A core focus of this program training, the coaching, and guest expert content is on identifying the pitfalls and obstacles and developing strategies for mitigating or minimizing them.
Promoting Performance
Moving beyond the early-awkward phase to focusing on creating results is another tripping point for new managers. Again from the MOS, the focus on Creating Context and Coaching for Performance plus FLEX-Focused Communication all interoperate to help create the right results.
Today's organizations want managers who facilitate, empower, and enable success. A core part of the program focuses on cultivating Creative and Critical Thinking for problem-solving and creativity for innovation—essential activities for success.
Generating Engagement
Each one of the Ten Core Programs of the MOS is intended to promote a healthy working environment where individuals are motivated to explore, experiment, inspire and aspire while creating results. No new manager understands how to do this from day one. We teach new managers how to engage and create engagement.
Setting the Stage for Scaling Success
Unlike every new manager who has navigated the "sink or swim" school of development or just attended one-and-done training, participants leave this multi-month learning and growth experience with a foundation for success—The Managers Operating System™—and experience bringing it to life in the workplace. The not-so-hidden secret is that the MOS and the Ten Core Programs are essential at every level of managing and leading. As a new(er) manager, you are learning the skills, behaviors, and thinking that will serve you for a career from the front lines to the C-Suite.
About the Coaching Portion
The coaching portion is all about you and your success.
In our 1x1 sessions, we identify specific strategies for your situation. You bring them to life in your workplace, evaluate outcomes (and solicit feedback) and we work to tune your approaches.
This coaching is typically only available for thousands of dollars and never integrated with a sustained learning experience, until now. The blend of cohort/classroom/expert, and coaching creates a rich experience.
How Do I Get Involved?
I recommed a discovery call as a first step. Reach out to Art and set up a call to talk about you, your situation, and how this program might support your success. E-mail at: art@artpetty.com
If you are ready to go, either register below with a credit card or reach out to Art to arrange for a corporate payment via check or ACH.
Once you are registered, the flow of information starts, including advance materials, Zoom information, a listing of guest dates, and others.
Meet Art Petty
For 25-years, Art led sales, marketing and product teams and ultimately business units in global technology organizations. After leading a software turnaround to market leadership in a fast growing tech space and successfully selling the organization to SAP (Business Objects) Art embarked on his next career to support the development of the next generation of leaders. Art's books, thousands of articles, popular courses, jam sessions and coaching programs are all part of this singular focus on developing great professionals. He lives on a lake somewhere in Wisconsin after a lifetime in the greater Chicago area. When Art isn't leading a program, he'll be out splitting wood or laboring over the latest hardscape project.
