by Art Petty | May 5, 2026 | Coach, Lead
Be careful applying the ‘team’ label. You mostly have groups. We overuse the word ‘team’ in the workplace. While I usually don’t get hung up on semantics, I encourage leaders at all levels to reserve the ‘team’ concept for...
by Art Petty | Jun 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Note from Art: Every week, I provide a few simple (but not simplistic) ideas for you to Do/Experiment/Explore in support of your professional development. Use them in great professional health and personal gain. — Do: Make the effort to align with your direct...
by Art Petty | May 23, 2011 | Challenging Conversations, Decision-Making, Project Management
Getting to a good decision on big issues is challenging. Getting through the discussions leading up to a decision however, often resembles something on the difficulty of slogging through the Amazonian jungles in search of a mythical lost city made of gold. If you...
by Art Petty | Jun 4, 2010 | Decision-Making, Leadership
I don’t care that my calendar marks a day later in June as the official start of Summer. Memorial Day has passed, the temperature and humidity in Chicago are rising and tennis with my sons is a regular evening activity. Oh, and the list of outside chores is now long...