by Art Petty | Sep 1, 2017 | Career, Just One Thing, Leading Change
As an organizational leader, change is the stuff of long days and sleepless nights. For everyone else in the organization, the moment in time when you learn change is inevitable is often the stuff of panic attacks. That’s a shame because a more rational response...
by Art Petty | Aug 25, 2017 | Just One Thing, Leadership
The funny (as in odd) thing about the idea of leadership is there’s nothing particularly challenging about it. We’re not unifying theories of physics or contemplating the greater meaning of life. Leadership is common sense. Why then, do so many fail to get it right?...
by Art Petty | Aug 4, 2017 | First Time Manager Series, Just One Thing, Leadership
As a first-time manager, you have a unique opportunity to develop, display, and propagate effective meeting habits with your team. Seize the opportunity and get this right from the start. Not only will your team members appreciate your efforts, but with a bit of good...
by Art Petty | Jul 6, 2017 | Career, Just One Thing
“Research suggests that the human mind has a propensity to pay greater attention to and process the bad compared to the good, a phenomenon often called the negativity bias. Bad feedback has greater impact; bad impressions are quicker to form; bad information is...
by Art Petty | Jun 21, 2017 | Just One Thing, Miscellaneous Pet Peeves
I like to ask questions and listen. (Good leaders do the same.) It must have been my mother’s influence. Or, maybe the nuns at St. Matthias. Regardless of the sources, I’ve always considered it to be common courtesy in social and business settings to strive to create...
by Art Petty | May 4, 2017 | Just One Thing, Leadership
Can we create a working leadership algorithm? Yes. Probably. Maybe not. I hope not. Discuss. For the moment, the end of leadership by humans sounds like some form of dystopian science-fiction plot complete with profound existential implications for the race. Emphasis...
