by Art Petty | Jan 15, 2023 | Art of Managing, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Management Innovation, Product Management, Think Differently
The search for the return on investment from professional development activities has been a long, unresolved quest for many HR and Learning and Development professionals. It turns out, we’re looking at it all wrong. The real challenge is for an...
by Art Petty | Jan 4, 2023 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Leadership, Strategy
Southwest Airlines, Long a B-School Favorite For a couple of decades, Southwest Airlines was the business school case study of excellent management and people-focused leadership backed by brand-loyal customers who regularly sang the praises of this low-cost carrier....
by Art Petty | Jan 3, 2023 | Art of Managing, Career, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development, Think Differently
What If You and Your Team Members Jumped Into the New Year Brimming with Ideas and Fresh Approaches? Something I always did as a corporate executive was to make sure as many of my team members as possible were set up for professional development early in the new year....
by Art Petty | Jan 2, 2023 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Self-Development, The Leadership Opportunity
What’s Your Aspirational Leadership Self? Every year I work with hundreds of individuals in my Manager Development Program(s), and one of the key activities is defining their Leadership Charter. The Charter embodies their aspirational leadership self and is...
by Art Petty | Dec 28, 2022 | Just One Thing, Self-Development
Some years are more noteworthy than others. As 2022 winds down, my wife and I took the opportunity to pause and reflect on what was a watershed year in our lives. We started 2022 with our oldest son’s marriage to a remarkable woman. We decided to sell our...