by Art Petty | Mar 30, 2016 | Art of Managing
Note from Art: I am thrilled to present this guest post from Steve Johnson, a product management guru, the proprietor of Under10 Consulting and a person I have long respected and appreciated. Enjoy! — Have you heard about the “purple squirrel?” It is a term used...
by Art Petty | Mar 24, 2016 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Strategy
With clear acknowledgement that I am just one of millions of consumers impacted by the Takata Airbag disaster (recall), I feel compelled to vent. I of course vent not by screaming, but by looking for the management lessons in the mess. There are more than a few...
by Art Petty | Mar 20, 2016 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The hardest work of leading you’ll ever do is not the coaching, problem-solving, communicating and other externally focused activities that occupy your days. Rather, the heavy lifting of creating success as a leader goes on in the space between your ears. It’s...
by Art Petty | Mar 12, 2016 | Leadership
I ranged far and wide this week, tackling topics on getting in the game, cleaning house (or not), learning to observe your colleagues in action and my favorite: neuroscience and your impact on your team’s mood. Enjoy! Promoted! Clean House or Rearrange the...
by Art Petty | Mar 10, 2016 | Art of Managing, Leadership
In 30 years of marriage, my wife and I have disagreed on only a few issues of consequence. One of those is our taste in movies. (Hey, movies are consequential!) I am addicted to character study and she loves action movies. Because marriage is built on compromise, we...