Building Better LeadersTM Offers New Program to Aid in a Move to a Leadership Role

Online, December 10, 2009 (Newswire.com) - CRYSTAL LAKE, IL, December 9, 2009 - Building Better LeadersTM, a new service that offers distance education and personal mentoring for early and experienced level career professionals, now offers a program specifically designed for those considering taking on new responsibilities in their career. "Considering the Move to Leadership" is an executive-developed and delivered program that provides valuable insight into the daily demands of those in leadership roles, and helps to prepare individual contributors for both formal and informal leadership positions.

"The failure rate for first-time leaders is extremely high - oftentimes because talented individual contributors are thrust into a role that they know little about," says Art Petty, Building Better Leaders founder and course leader. "The 'Considering the Move to Leadership' program offers insights about the best practices and power tools of successful leaders, and asks participants to assess themselves to see if a leadership position is really right for them."

Building Better Leaders programs consist of a series of lessons targeted to take place over 45-60 days. Each program includes rich content covering a particular topic in detail over the course of several chapters. Every chapter includes an Action Guide that program participants can download, a brief multimedia presentation that introduces critical themes and provides actionable detail, and provides participants with developmental activities to bring the content to life.

In addition to the course content, participants in the program get unlimited email access and personal one-on-one mentoring teleconferences with the course leader. "Few organizations have formal programs to provide the mentoring that is so critical to first-time leaders," Petty says. "The Building Better Leaders delivery model allows those considering a move to a leadership to get their questions answered, gauge progress toward their goals, and identify critical next steps for their development."

For more information about Building Better Leaders programs, course descriptions and pricing, and current offerings, visit www.buildingbetterleaders.com.

About Building Better LeadersTM

Building Better Leaders programs offer professional education plus executive mentoring for individuals interested in taking charge of their own career development. The programs are designed by experienced executives and practitioners for specific audiences and are delivered on-demand via distance learning technology. Every program incorporates live workplace developmental activities and professional distance mentoring to bring the material to life and to create a powerful learning experience.

About Art Petty

Art Petty, founder of Building Better Leaders, is an industry-leading blogger on leadership and management issues, and co-author of Practical Lessons in Leadership--A Guidebook for Aspiring and Experienced Leaders.

Petty brings over two-decades of experiences in executive management and sales and marketing leadership, directing the growth, global expansion, and rise to market leadership of organizations in technology, services, and manufacturing, to his work as an educator and mentor for professional groups. Petty is an adjunct faculty member teaching Quality Management and Project Management at DePaul's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, an active writer, and a frequent speaker at management and technology conferences across the US.