by Art Petty | Jun 29, 2020 | Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Leading Change, Miscellaneous Pet Peeves
There’s a crisis in our organizations. It’s a talking crisis, characterized by a gross lack of listening. Most senior leaders I encounter are great at talking, occupying most of the oxygen in every room. What they’re not so good at is listening....
by Art Petty | Jun 26, 2020 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
Nightmares in Workplace Communications Can I have a few do-overs, please? Most of us have a few communication moments in our careers that we would like to either do-over or erase from our brains’ memories. Here are a few of mine: All of my early career...
by Art Petty | Jun 16, 2020 | High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership and Management Book Talk Podcast
It’s always a privilege and great fun to connect with my good friend and podcasting buddy, Wally Bock, to talk about the books we love. For this show, we reflected back on what now seems like a long time ago, the first quarter of 2020, and picked our favorite...
by Art Petty | Jun 3, 2020 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership and Management Book Talk Podcast, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Strategy
It’s nearly impossible to have grown up in the world of business and organizations over the past few decades and have missed author, researcher, and self-described “student and teacher of what makes great companies tick.” Collins has sold over 10...
by Art Petty | May 31, 2020 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, The Leadership Opportunity, Think Differently
A version of this article was originally featured at SmartBrief on Leadership. — Throughout history, crises have been the breeding ground for individuals we later describe as great leaders. If the times make the leader, in many instances, those leaders emerge...
by Art Petty | May 26, 2020 | Art of Managing, Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Product Management, Project Management, Strategy, The Leadership Opportunity
The Great Leadership Advice was All About Communication Interestingly, the most important advice I ever received from a mentor about leading and succeeding was all about strengthening my communication skills. “Art, you’ll go as far as you can communicate....
