by Art Petty | Oct 21, 2008 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leading Change
It’s not secret that complaining about the boss is part of the culture of many teams and organizations. The person in charge is an easy target and a certain amount of healthy griping about the boss may be cathartic for his or her subordinates. It creates a common...
by Art Petty | Jul 14, 2008 | Leadership
More often than not during a workshop, someone will raise their hand and ask, “All of this stuff about being a good leader is nice, but what do I do about my lousy boss?” Being fairly fast on my feet, I resort to the facilitator’s fail-safe of...
by Art Petty | May 12, 2008 | Leadership
This month’s Harvard Business Review finally spoke to a long-standing question/concern that many of us in mid-career (read 40-something or older) have likely pondered: When will the generation that grew up on computers and video games learn to apply the unique...
by Art Petty | Feb 10, 2008 | Leadership
Somewhere during my second decade out of college (Hey, I’m slow but I figure it out eventually!), I recall having the epiphany that most people in leadership roles acted like they had no conception of what their job as a leader was. In fact, it dawned me...
