by Art Petty | Jul 12, 2016 | Leadership
There are no time machines when it comes to leading. Great leaders and high performing professionals act in the moment. They think ahead, but they understand that the only way to create the future is to act now. They understand that: Lamenting past mistakes keeps...
by Art Petty | Jul 11, 2016 | Art of Managing, Leadership
A good operator is often the solution for a struggling business. Too often we are looking for visionaries to solve our problems, and overlooking the power and potential of good operators. Instead of focusing on the fundamentals of management and leadership, we are...
by Art Petty | Jun 30, 2016 | Leadership
I know there are good leaders out there. People tell me about them all of the time. The people doing the telling are students in my courses, attendees at my keynotes and participants in my workshops. All of them are able to enthusiastically describe one or more great...
by Art Petty | Jun 27, 2016 | Art of Managing, Career, Leadership
Too many of us spend our days emphasizing what we want. Emphasizing what you “want” is a lousy way to get to yes at work. I want a bigger budget, more people, a new piece of equipment. We’re all angling at some time for something in a world of limited...
by Art Petty | Jun 13, 2016 | Art of Managing, Leadership
Too many managers outsource the hard work of finding the right talent. Almost all of them outsource the even harder work of developing talent. You might as well outsource breathing. No wonder managers get a bad name in our culture, particularly in the ridiculous...
by Art Petty | Jun 7, 2016 | Leadership
Note from Art: I am excited to feature the leadership ideas of John Blakey here in his post, “The Executive Leader of the Future.” The post is timed with the recent availability of his excellent and timely new book, “The Trusted Executive: Nine...
