by Art Petty | Jan 5, 2020 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
In his fascinating autobiography, The Ride of a Lifetime, Robert Iger, Chairman and CEO of Walt Disney Company, describes his experience interviewing for the top role as Michael Eisner prepared to retire: By the end of the process, I would be interviewed fifteen...
by Art Petty | Jan 2, 2020 | Career, Career Re-mix, Just One Thing, Leadership, Self-Development, Think Differently
If you’re not learning constantly, you’re moving in reverse at the speed of change. Think about it. While I’m not sure I can prove the physics in that statement, I’m confident in the principle. We talk about creating learning organizations where we’re able to learn...
by Art Petty | Dec 30, 2019 | Art of Managing, Career, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
Six Actions to Strengthen Your Leadership Effectiveness 1. Listen More Effective leadership starts and ends with your communication skills. And effective communication starts with great listening. Listening offers the double-bonus of showing respect and providing you...
by Art Petty | Dec 22, 2019 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Strategy
Note from Art: a version of this article appeared originally at SmartBrief on Leadership. Organizational Friction Kills Strategy Execution The role of top leaders in guiding strategy creation is well documented. Less understood is that once the strategy is formed and...
by Art Petty | Dec 17, 2019 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership and Management Book Talk Podcast, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Strategy, Think Differently
If this is your first time checking out the Leadership and Management Book podcast, you’ll tune-in quickly to the fact that Wally Bock and I are both passionate about books and we have a great deal of fun on these shows! We hope the fun and the insights come...
