by Art Petty | Jun 17, 2016 | High Performance Management Teams, Strategy
Kicking off a strategy initiative is one of the more vexing challenges in all of business. Aside from widespread confusion or disagreement over what strategy really is, there are the human issues around ego, politics and power that naturally emerge when the idea of a...
by Art Petty | Jun 14, 2016 | Art of Managing, Career, Strategy
Note from Art: When I encounter remarkable small businesses and owners/entrepreneurs, I feel compelled to help them tell their stories. Enjoy the profile of these remarkable young professionals! — What do world-class running coaching, delicious caramel and...
by Art Petty | Jun 13, 2016 | Art of Managing, Leadership
Too many managers outsource the hard work of finding the right talent. Almost all of them outsource the even harder work of developing talent. You might as well outsource breathing. No wonder managers get a bad name in our culture, particularly in the ridiculous...
by Art Petty | Jun 8, 2016 | Art of Managing, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership Caffeine Podcast
When it comes to the world of sales management, David A. Brock (Dave) is a heavyweight. He has a long history of success leading some of the biggest and best sales teams in the technology arena, and his firm, Partners in EXCELLENCE, has grown into one of the...
by Art Petty | Jun 7, 2016 | Leadership
Note from Art: I am excited to feature the leadership ideas of John Blakey here in his post, “The Executive Leader of the Future.” The post is timed with the recent availability of his excellent and timely new book, “The Trusted Executive: Nine...