by Art Petty | Mar 7, 2023 | Leadership
For many years, I’ve had the pleasure and honor of submitting my Leadership Caffeine articles to the monthly Leadership Development Carnival coordinated by the great team at Weaving Influence. This monthly collection of ideas, inspiration, and guidance for all...
by Art Petty | Mar 5, 2023 | Career, Career Reinvention, Just One Thing, Leadership, Self-Development
Purpose is a Powerful Driver for Performance Here’s a not-so-bold claim: individuals who feel a strong sense of purpose in their work are happier, more engaged, and ultimately more successful than those who aren’t clued into this powerful motivator. While...
by Art Petty | Jan 20, 2023 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Think Differently
Rethinking the Operating System Needed for Manager Success Late last year, I shared an article at SmartBrief on Leadership, introducing the idea of the Manager’s Operating System—a set of core programs or instructions that must be present to create a healthy...
by Art Petty | Jan 15, 2023 | Art of Managing, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Management Innovation, Product Management, Think Differently
The search for the return on investment from professional development activities has been a long, unresolved quest for many HR and Learning and Development professionals. It turns out, we’re looking at it all wrong. The real challenge is for an...
by Art Petty | Jan 4, 2023 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Leadership, Strategy
Southwest Airlines, Long a B-School Favorite For a couple of decades, Southwest Airlines was the business school case study of excellent management and people-focused leadership backed by brand-loyal customers who regularly sang the praises of this low-cost carrier....
by Art Petty | Jan 3, 2023 | Art of Managing, Career, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development, Think Differently
What If You and Your Team Members Jumped Into the New Year Brimming with Ideas and Fresh Approaches? Something I always did as a corporate executive was to make sure as many of my team members as possible were set up for professional development early in the new year....
