Patty Azzarello

Patty Azzarello is the founder and CEO of Azzarello Group. She's also an executive, best-selling author, speaker and CEO/business advisor. She became the youngest general manager at HP at the age of 33, ran a billion dollar software business at 35, and became a CEO for the first time at 38 (all without turning into a self-centered, miserable jerk). You can find her at patty@azzarellogroup.com .

The Most Important Thing: Don’t Just DO Work, Learn How to Deal With It

Patty AzzarelloAugust 27, 2015

Busy is a choice. Through my work, I talk to many people (executives, mid-level managers, and individuals) at many different companies, and the one issue … Read more

It’s True: Highly Talented People Can Get Scared at Work, Too

Patty AzzarelloAugust 3, 2015

It’s been awhile since I’ve written about this, and there are so many new followers of this blog (thank you and welcome!), so I wanted to write this short … Read more

Want A Competitive Advantage? Get Your Team To Make Faster Decisions

Patty AzzarelloJuly 31, 2015

Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Can your team make a decision? I was … Read more

5 Better Things to Do Than Have Status Meetings

Patty AzzarelloJuly 24, 2015

What’s a good staff meeting? This is such an important topic that any effective manager needs to really get it right. Here are some questions I get: What … Read more

Management 101: What To Do When You’re In Over Your Head?

Patty AzzarelloJuly 17, 2015

Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. I was recently telling a story about a … Read more

Workplace Energy: How to Find More When the Job Is Wearing You Down

Patty AzzarelloJuly 15, 2015

As I was writing this post, I recalled when a former boss told me, “What I need most from you is to cope. I need you to be willing to come back every day.” … Read more

Building Influence: It’s About Making People WANT to Help You

Patty AzzarelloJuly 9, 2015

HRSo many of my clients ask me about influence. They want to know how to better personally influence others or how to train their managers on influence and … Read more

Three Traits That Make Top Leaders Great

Patty AzzarelloJune 26, 2015

Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. What makes the top leaders stand out is … Read more

People Just Don’t Become More Strategic

Patty AzzarelloJune 10, 2015

People don’t become more strategic I frequently talk to executives who are concerned about particular individuals on their team, saying, “I need them to be … Read more

Managers and Executives? They Just Need to Stop and Talk to Each Other

Patty AzzarelloMay 18, 2015

I work as a business advisor to executives, and in doing so also I often also have one-on-one conversations with their direct reports. I can’t count how … Read more