by Art Petty | Aug 17, 2009 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
Imagine a corporate world where those being led had a strong vote on whether their leaders lived to lead or were shown the door. This happened recently at the newly combined Fiat-Chrysler, and the question that was asked of low and mid level staffers was: “What do you...
by Art Petty | Aug 14, 2009 | Leadership
Note from Art: It’s Friday again, and the weather looks great here in Chicago…high 80’s and blue skies. I’m breaking out the Friday Leadership Shorts to share some quick thoughts and let you get on with your day and weekend. I’ve got another son to help pack for...
by Art Petty | Aug 12, 2009 | Career, Marketing
One of the best lessons that I’ve learned from working on about two million fix-it and improvement projects with my Dad is to match the right tool to the job at hand. This is particularly true in searching for a job, which can be one of the more vexing projects...
by Art Petty | Aug 11, 2009 | Leadership, Leading Change, Marketing, Strategy
While M+A activity has cycled along with the economy there are some signs that deal volume is picking up. In talking with a CEO friend running a smaller tech firm, he indicated that there is increasing buzz about various potential combinations and roll-ups that will...
by Art Petty | Aug 8, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
It’s time to take some chances on the people around you. Too many leaders constrain and contain, but the very best leaders provide opportunities for their team members to achieve things that these individuals might never have believed they were capable of achieving....