by Art Petty | Sep 27, 2010 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
The art of asking questions is a leadership power tool. A good question from a leader is like a pebble thrown into a pond. While the splash occurs at the impact point, the question encourages people to think experiment and even innovate, long after the initial asking....
by Art Petty | Sep 22, 2010 | Management Innovation, Marketing
The new world of marketing frightens many experienced marketing professionals. For those accustomed to believing that they have some form of inalienable right to control everything that is said or published about their firm in the name of “managing the brand,” these...
by Art Petty | Sep 21, 2010 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Leadership, Project Management
Over the past several years beginning with my work for my first book, Practical Lessons in Leadership, with my co-author, Rich Petro, I’ve made a professional hobby out of exploring the fascinating and very real fear that so many people have for delivering...
by Art Petty | Sep 19, 2010 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Take a few minutes to think about the best leaders that you’ve ever worked for. What terms best describe them? Chances are the word “consistent” didn’t show up in the top five. Perhaps it should. Consistency may just be the very unsexy and uninspiring element to your...
by Art Petty | Sep 13, 2010 | Career
Power and influence are topics in the workplace that everyone recognizes but that few talk about. I suspect that after reading Jeffrey Pfeffer’s newest book, Power (available 9/14), this will change. Pfeffer does a great job drawing the topic out, making it...
