by Art Petty | Oct 23, 2016 | Career
I published an article recently at The Balance, entitled: “Finding Meaning and Purpose in Your Work as a Manager.” The essence of the article is that you give life to the meaning and purpose by how you think about and approach your work. If your emphasis...
by Art Petty | Oct 19, 2016 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Leadership
Whether we are describing the workplace or the classroom setting, too often, our management approaches stifle independent thinking. We create measures and scorecards and performance evaluations that promote a narrow set of behaviors. What gets measured gets...
by Art Petty | Oct 17, 2016 | Career, Leadership
If strengthening your public speaking skills is on your resolutions list from last January or on your bucket list, here’s a golden opportunity! Dr. Nick Morgan, one of the leading speaking coaches in the world and the author of the Public Words blog, is running...
by Art Petty | Oct 16, 2016 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leading Change
A great mentor of mine was right when it came to hiring talent: “You have to break the eggs to make an omelet.” When hiring senior managers and people for critical leadership roles, I hire for character and potential. Damn the competency model. Sorry H.R....
by Art Petty | Oct 11, 2016 | Career, Just One Thing, Leading Change
In my travels as an executive coach and speaker, I encounter an extraordinary number of individuals who describe wanting to change. They come up to me during breaks or after events and share their hopes and desires to transform some part of themselves. I love it!...
