by Art Petty | Jun 2, 2017 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Leadership
Years ago, I worked for two executives at the same time. They could not have been more different, especially when it came to the pace of decision-making. One ran sales. The other ran marketing, support and product management. They didn’t like each other. At all. It...
by Art Petty | May 30, 2017 | Emerging Leaders, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leading Change
We spend a great deal of time talking about what it takes to lead in business. Perhaps we should devote a bit more time to what it means to follow. There are no great leaders without effective followers. There are no successful transformations without effective...
by Art Petty | May 21, 2017 | Emerging Leaders, Leadership
Finding and developing the right talent for our changing world of work ranks high on the priority lists of most CEOs and management teams. Parse out the many activities involved in recruiting and building the workforce of tomorrow, and you find emerging leader...
by Art Petty | May 16, 2017 | First Time Manager Series, Leadership
Of all of the transitions in your career, the most awkward ones occur when you make the jump from peer to boss. I lived through this several times during my career, and now I work with emerging leaders navigating these important and potentially treacherous steps. This...
by Art Petty | May 15, 2017 | Career, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Gary Rogers, the recently late entrepreneur, perhaps best known for buying, building, and selling the Dreyer’s and Edy’s brands of ice cream, had a consistent response to inquiries from his underlings: “You decide.” I love this response. My response to, “How should...
by Art Petty | May 10, 2017 | First Time Manager Series, Leadership
Your instinct as a first-time manager is to tell people what to do. It’s not asking versus telling, it is telling versus asking. After all, you’re in charge, and that’s what bosses do. Or not. Telling works great in fire drills, emergency rooms, and battlefield...
