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...
by Art Petty | Aug 9, 2010 | Leadership, Leading Change
Chances are, we’ve all read about and heard from mid-career managers complaining about the younger generation entering the workforce. The “don’t want to pay their dues,” and “you can’t pry them away from their PDAs,” and “poor work ethic” laments are in my...
by Art Petty | Aug 5, 2010 | Career Re-mix, Leadership, Uncategorized
I trot this anecdote every once in awhile because to this day, it’s still the best example that I’ve observed of a senior manager that missed the memo on the need to engage with her team members. This individual was uncomfortable making decisions and...
by Art Petty | Aug 4, 2010 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Leadership, Marketing, Product Management, Strategy
When it comes to challenging conversations, prior planning indeed prevents poor performance. From feedback discussions to executive presentations to negotiations, the moment in time when you open your mouth should never be the first time you’ve thought about...
by Art Petty | Aug 3, 2010 | Leadership
The major “people mistakes” of my career have occurred as a result of investing too much time and effort in trying to change people. As leaders, we can enable change. We can help people that want to change. But trying to change people on our own is ultimately a...
