by Art Petty | May 21, 2017 | Emerging Leaders, Leadership
Finding and developing the right talent for our changing world of work ranks high on the priority lists of most CEOs and management teams. Parse out the many activities involved in recruiting and building the workforce of tomorrow, and you find emerging leader...
by Art Petty | May 19, 2017 | Art of Managing, High Performance Management Teams, Leading Change
IBM is the latest firm to announce an end to remote working arrangements—a practice it popularized and enabled through its products and advertising. It seems there’s a trend, particularly in struggling companies ranging from Best Buy a few years ago, to Yahoo, and...
by Art Petty | May 16, 2017 | First Time Manager Series, Leadership
Of all of the transitions in your career, the most awkward ones occur when you make the jump from peer to boss. I lived through this several times during my career, and now I work with emerging leaders navigating these important and potentially treacherous steps. This...
by Art Petty | May 15, 2017 | Career, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Gary Rogers, the recently late entrepreneur, perhaps best known for buying, building, and selling the Dreyer’s and Edy’s brands of ice cream, had a consistent response to inquiries from his underlings: “You decide.” I love this response. My response to, “How should...
by Art Petty | May 11, 2017 | Art of Managing
The names change, but the behaviors are the same. Any person who has managed for any length of time has likely encountered the toxic employee who makes everyone he/she meets miserable, particularly the manager. Most managers are unprepared and frequently...
