by Art Petty | Jul 15, 2008 | Leadership
Learning how to ask compelling questions in a non-threatening manner is one of those unexciting but absolutely critical skills for an emerging leader to develop. Questions are the leader’s lifeblood of information, and like most skills, learning to ask...
by Art Petty | Jul 14, 2008 | Leadership
More often than not during a workshop, someone will raise their hand and ask, “All of this stuff about being a good leader is nice, but what do I do about my lousy boss?” Being fairly fast on my feet, I resort to the facilitator’s fail-safe of...
by Art Petty | Jul 11, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change
After too many conversations to count with talented individuals in their late thirties or early forties that are asking, “Is this it?” about their professional lives, I am compelled to offer some advice for their leaders. I’ll start with:...
by Art Petty | Jul 9, 2008 | Leadership
I am encouraged by the number and the quality of the discussions that I am having with top executives about “how” to create a more effective leadership development culture. Moving beyond the “why” to the “how” is definitely...
by Art Petty | Jul 8, 2008 | Leadership
I chuckle every time I read the quote above from Jeff Shaara’s The Glorious Cause, a great piece of historical fiction about the American Revolution. Mr. Shaara is referencing one of the many lousy generals that Washington had to contend with as he...
