by Art Petty | Aug 16, 2010 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
You heard it here first. It’s OK to Have Some Fun as a Leader. Most of the popular press on leading and leadership focuses on the challenges, strain and pains of leading, leaving one to assume that signing on for the role is akin to a vow of chastity or at least a...
by Art Petty | Aug 14, 2010 | Career
Note from Art: this is a Saturday update on new programs, blog features and some of my latest offerings. Thanks for letting me share! This has been a productive period for my development of new programs and information offerings. While we all write and talk about...
by Art Petty | Aug 13, 2010 | Leadership, Uncategorized
It’s easy to get caught up in departmental or team squabbles inside of organizations. My advice: stay clear, stay out of it and learn to think and act for yourself. Some functional squabbles are legendary. Sales versus Marketing. Marketing versus Development....
by Art Petty | Aug 13, 2010 | Career, Leadership
Jeffrey Pfeffer’s article, Power Play, in the July-August Harvard Business Review (fee) is interesting and relevant for everyone working inside organizations as well as for those individuals actively engaged in the development of leadership literature and course-work....
by Art Petty | Aug 10, 2010 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation
Note from Art: Sometimes we all need a kick in the seat of the pants. A great friend and talented product manager once offered in a moment of frustration that he viewed his principal job as one of “managing reduced expectations.” This brilliant, but depressing turn of...
