by Art Petty | Jul 14, 2026 | Coach, Influence, Innovate, Lead, Think Differently, Thrive, Wake-Up Calls for Managers
“Managing is hard” The quote in the title comes from Ed Catmull, writing in his outstanding book Creativity, Inc. (The Expanded Edition), about the history of Pixar (a regularly referenced resource on my must buy/read/re-read management book list.) Truer...
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...
