by Art Petty | Feb 18, 2018 | Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Leading Change
A great deal of energy goes into reconstituting the same ten core ideas around effective leadership the way a frugal home cook reconstitutes leftovers. At last count, my budget-stretching mother could make at least five dishes out of leftover turkey. The names of the...
by Art Petty | Jan 21, 2018 | Art of Managing, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Liberating is an odd word to associate with the idea of accountability in the workplace. At least it is until you’ve worked in an environment where accountability is enforced like patronage jobs in Chicago are dispensed—unfairly, unevenly, and directly related to the...
by Art Petty | Dec 31, 2017 | Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Power-Ups
It’s hard to resist the feeling of personal and professional rebirth that comes with the passing of one year into another. A fresh start is cathartic and motivating. Of course, as anyone who has resolved to change and failed by February knows, this feeling is fleeting...
by Art Petty | Dec 6, 2017 | Art of Managing, Career, Just One Thing, Leadership
I listen to managers for a living. Some are experienced managers—executives responsible for guiding large groups or the entire organization. Others are a bit less seasoned, including wide-eyed first-time managers excited to change the world but still uncertain how to...
by Art Petty | Oct 29, 2017 | Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
If you’ve ever watched any of the Charlie Brown features on television, you know that adults are never seen and when heard, they make unintelligible noises somewhere in the range of a sick elephant or me attempting to play the trombone. (Click here if you are not...
by Art Petty | Oct 13, 2017 | Art of Managing, Just One Thing, Leadership, Product Management, Project Management
“We’ll get this done. I’ll put a team on it.” In truth, there are far fewer teams in the workplace than the use of the term might have you believe. Mostly, we have groups. Or, we have collections of individuals driven by their calendars to show up at an appointed time...
