by Art Petty | Jul 6, 2026 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Communicate, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Great Leadership and Management Resources, Influence, Lead, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Manage, Self-Development, Strategy, The Manager's Journey, Think Differently, Wake-Up Calls for Managers
In the next few weeks, two of my projects focused on manager and leader development are coming to life in very different formats. The Book: Wake-Up Calls for Managers For the past several months, I’ve been working to complete and publish a collection of articles to...
by Art Petty | May 18, 2026 | Lead, Manage, Strategy, The Management System
Time to ‘delayer’ is code for first, let’s take out all the managers It’s an interesting time to publish a book for managers. My new book, Wake Up Calls for Managers — Insights to Sharpen Focus and Elevate Results, will be published this summer...
by Art Petty | May 7, 2026 | Life Musings, Personal Reflections, Uncategorized
When the headline is personal It’s rare that a story headline in my morning reads jolts me awake. This one in the WSJ did. “Storied Toolmaker Closes Its Last Hometown Plant — and Blames Its Tape Measures.” (Tiered paywall) The news that Stanley (now...
by Art Petty | May 5, 2026 | Coach, Lead
Be careful applying the ‘team’ label. You mostly have groups. 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...
by Art Petty | Apr 16, 2026 | Communicate, Influence, Lead
“You’ll go as far as you are able to communicate.” The quote in the title was from Maury, a senior executive and mentor in my first job out of college. While it stuck in my mind, I’m not sure I understood the power behind it until more than a...
