by Art Petty | Nov 1, 2015 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The Leadership Caffeine™ series is intended to make you think and act. — Harvard Business School Professor, Linda Hill’s, description of context faced by everyone in a leadership role in this era: “overload, ambiguity and conflict” is spot on. It is a much more...
by Art Petty | Oct 29, 2015 | Career
The Next Act series at Management Excellence is dedicated to helping experienced leaders and professionals revitalize and reinvent. — In the dozens of discussions I’ve held with 50-somethings on this Next Act career topic, I can literally count on one hand the...
by Art Petty | Oct 27, 2015 | High Performance Management Teams, Strategy
One of the worst uses of the term, “team,” is in relationship to the group of executives who report to the CEO. For many of the firms I work with ($20 million to $200 million in annual revenues), there’s little beyond the “report to” issue that binds these groups...
by Art Petty | Oct 26, 2015 | Art of Managing
Just about everyone I’ve encountered recently—or so it seems—has an ax or two to grind with their boss. From, “she just doesn’t understand me,” to, “he’s only in it for himself,” to, “he micromanages me,” the complaints sound like the story lines of bad (redundant?)...
by Art Petty | Oct 20, 2015 | Career
The “It’s Your Career” series at Management Excellence is dedicated to offering ideas, guidance and inspiration for your professional pursuits. Use the ideas in great career health! — Just about everyone I know has experienced a career setback...
