http://artpetty.com Leadership, Management and Professional Development Tue, 22 May 2012 11:58:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 copyright by Art Petty, 2011 art.petty@artpetty.com (Art Petty) art.petty@artpetty.com (Art Petty) 1440 http://artpetty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Lcpodcast144x144.png http://artpetty.com 144 144 http://artpetty.com/feed/podcast Leadership Caffeine Podcast Host Art Petty interviews leaders, leadership authors, management thinkers and other professionals about creating high performance teams and organizations and developing effective leaders at all levels, during this weekly program. The goal is to share practical, powerful ideas to help listeners improve their performance and the performance of their teams and organizations. Caffene, Ldrshp, Profesional, Dev, Ledership, Ldrshp, Caffeine, Proff'l, Dev Art Petty Art Petty art.petty@artpetty.com no no http://artpetty.com/2012/04/11/leading-in-the-matrix/ http://artpetty.com/2012/04/11/leading-in-the-matrix/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:07:27 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=7465 If speed, adaptability, learning…and the need to innovate are more than buzzwords and corporate clichés, but in fact are the requirements for success in this fast-moving world, then building cultures, teams and people capable of succeeding in the matrix must be a priority.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2012/04/11/leading-in-the-matrix/feed/ 5 http://artpetty.com/2012/03/21/energy-engagment-and-some-science-to-support-high-performance-team-development/ http://artpetty.com/2012/03/21/energy-engagment-and-some-science-to-support-high-performance-team-development/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:11:05 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=7281 As a lifelong team participant and now devotee of leveraging the power of teams, I was fascinated and excited to see the article, “The New Science of Building Great Teams,” in the April, 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review. I suspect we are all for adding some science to the stick, squishy and often problematic issue of how to get people to not only play nice together in the sandbox, but how to do so at a sustained high-level of performance. Here are a few thoughts and "blink reactions" to this interesting article and study:

]]> http://artpetty.com/2012/03/21/energy-engagment-and-some-science-to-support-high-performance-team-development/feed/ 2 http://artpetty.com/2012/02/22/leaders-tattoo-this-causal-relationship-on-your-forearms/ http://artpetty.com/2012/02/22/leaders-tattoo-this-causal-relationship-on-your-forearms/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:47:59 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=7210 I’ve been mildly surprised that the book, Beyond Performance-How Great Organizations Build Competitive Advantage by Scott Keller and Colin Price, hasn’t commanded more attention in mainstream business circles. Perhaps we’ve grown numb to the almost endless number of books purporting to show us the way to sustained success. However, don’t let the existence of 25,000 or so books published on managing change during the past two decades, blind you to some of the important and data-backed conclusions of Beyond Performance. Here are some reasons why this may be one of the more important books you will read this decade:

]]> http://artpetty.com/2012/02/22/leaders-tattoo-this-causal-relationship-on-your-forearms/feed/ 6 http://artpetty.com/2012/01/25/strategy-towards-hypotheses-experiments-involvement-learning/ http://artpetty.com/2012/01/25/strategy-towards-hypotheses-experiments-involvement-learning/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:22:13 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=6946 Few would argue that a nimble, quick-to-learn and quick-to-adapt organization is a bad thing. Given the rate of change in our world, those characteristics are increasingly table-stakes for survival and success. Why then has the approach to strategy and the notion of “strategic planning” in so many organizations remained mired in a 1960’s kind of static, top-down event-focused model? Here are six ideas to transform your organization's approach to and effectiveness with strategy.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2012/01/25/strategy-towards-hypotheses-experiments-involvement-learning/feed/ 6 http://artpetty.com/2012/01/23/leadership-caffeine-warning-your-words-about-change-are-falling-on-cynical-ears/ http://artpetty.com/2012/01/23/leadership-caffeine-warning-your-words-about-change-are-falling-on-cynical-ears/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:28:48 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=6940 Even the most credible of leaders have to step up their game when it comes to talking about and promoting change on their teams and in their organizations. Here are 7 Helpful Steps to Get Started on the Right Foot Talking About Change:

]]> http://artpetty.com/2012/01/23/leadership-caffeine-warning-your-words-about-change-are-falling-on-cynical-ears/feed/ 1 http://artpetty.com/2011/12/31/thoughts-on-your-personal-and-professional-success-in-the-new-year/ http://artpetty.com/2011/12/31/thoughts-on-your-personal-and-professional-success-in-the-new-year/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:02:48 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=6877 I was truly gifted in 2011 to gain access to and work with and support some remarkable professionals across a number of different market segments…from high tech to professional services to manufacturing, and I learned something with every engagement and encounter. Here are Six Lessons Learned that Can Help Us All in the New Year:

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]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/10/05/escaping-the-gravitational-pull-of-the-past/feed/ 8 http://artpetty.com/2011/08/05/learning-to-collaborate-at-the-top/ http://artpetty.com/2011/08/05/learning-to-collaborate-at-the-top/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:44:00 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=6292 If you’ve spent any amount of time inside the walls of an organization, you understand the promise and perils of collaboration. Great things can happen when we reach across silos and boundaries and seek to work together in pursuit of shared interests. However, as team guru Prof. J. Richard Hackman offers when talking about the potential of teams, “just don’t count on it.” I’m going to set aside my usual focus on project teams and raise my sights just a bit to the rarefied air of the senior levels of organizations. In both my executive and consulting experience, I’ve observed or have been a part of situations where otherwise really smart people crash and burn on the shores of potential internal (strategic) collaboration. In many of these cases, there's good money and important marketplace moves that were left on the table as a result of a failure to collaborate.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/08/05/learning-to-collaborate-at-the-top/feed/ 2 http://artpetty.com/2011/04/11/leadership-caffeine-making-time-to-glimpse-the-future-and-re-think/ http://artpetty.com/2011/04/11/leadership-caffeine-making-time-to-glimpse-the-future-and-re-think/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:19:04 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=5671 As technology finally begins to catch up to our long-standing vision for how it can positively change our work lives and our businesses, it may just be time for us to rethink our stone-age approaches on how we work. If you’ve not pushed yourself to explore the new tools, and if you are responsible in some form or fashion for pushing the envelope on how your firm competes in the market, engages clients and arms its people to win, it might just be time to spend a few minutes focusing on the future.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/04/11/leadership-caffeine-making-time-to-glimpse-the-future-and-re-think/feed/ 10 http://artpetty.com/2011/04/08/followfriday-the-blog-version-two-pros-worth-following/ http://artpetty.com/2011/04/08/followfriday-the-blog-version-two-pros-worth-following/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:43:12 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=5658 I most enjoy connecting with individuals who motivate, inspire, encourage, challenge and generally push us to think and act in ways that make us better as professionals and as human beings. Mom’s old advice of, picking the right crowd to hang around with, was spot on. I thought it might be nice to share a few thoughts beyond 140 characters from time to time on some remarkable individuals worth following. I look forward to continuing this process and helping us all live Mom's advice!

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/04/08/followfriday-the-blog-version-two-pros-worth-following/feed/ 2 http://artpetty.com/2011/04/04/leadership-caffeine-coping-with-workplace-critics/ http://artpetty.com/2011/04/04/leadership-caffeine-coping-with-workplace-critics/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:05:35 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=5650 I’ve yet to accomplish anything worth a damn when I didn’t have a fair number of critics lined up and all too happy to tell me why I was out of my mind. It’s a fair bet you’ve seen this before as well. In my experience, the more audacious and creative the idea, program or strategy, the more vocal the critics become. Here are five ideas to help you cope with the worst of your workplace critics.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/04/04/leadership-caffeine-coping-with-workplace-critics/feed/ 7 http://artpetty.com/2011/03/28/leadership-caffeine-supporting-the-rise-of-the-informal-leader/ http://artpetty.com/2011/03/28/leadership-caffeine-supporting-the-rise-of-the-informal-leader/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:36:29 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=5609 Want to know where to find your best and brightest emerging leaders? Here’s a hint, you’ll have to use your peripheral vision to see them, because they are moving sideways at a high rate of speed. Here are 7 ideas for cultivating Informal Leaders in your organization.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/03/28/leadership-caffeine-supporting-the-rise-of-the-informal-leader/feed/ 14 http://artpetty.com/2011/03/02/in-the-battle-for-change-attacking-the-culture-usually-proves-fatal/ http://artpetty.com/2011/03/02/in-the-battle-for-change-attacking-the-culture-usually-proves-fatal/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:08:46 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=5365 Jody Weis relinquished his role as “Top Cop” here in Chicago, after what was a tumultuous and a productive three-year run in this thankless job. Weis was a controversial appointment by Mayor Daley. He was an outsider…a product of the FBI, and someone who hadn’t earned any street cred with the powerful cultural force that is the rank and file of the Chicago Police Department. He drove change, improved key measures and alienated himself from the entire organization in the process. His situation offers a number of valuable lessons for all of us.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/03/02/in-the-battle-for-change-attacking-the-culture-usually-proves-fatal/feed/ 3 http://artpetty.com/2011/02/26/management-week-in-review-for-february-26-2011/ http://artpetty.com/2011/02/26/management-week-in-review-for-february-26-2011/#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:09:17 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=5338 Every week, I share three thought-provoking management posts for the week. Fair warning: I take a broad view of management, so my selections will range from leadership to innovation to finance and personal development and beyond. This week's selections feature content on dealing with a firm's culture during periods of change, building great businesses the right way, and deliberately crushing your competitors through effective management and leadership. Enjoy!

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/02/26/management-week-in-review-for-february-26-2011/feed/ 3 http://artpetty.com/2011/02/19/coming-soon-a-saturday-serial-a-view-from-the-millennial-perspective/ http://artpetty.com/2011/02/19/coming-soon-a-saturday-serial-a-view-from-the-millennial-perspective/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:23:37 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=5298 During the next few weeks, I will kick off two new features here on the blog. The first will be a Saturday Management Serial...an on-going story involving fictional firms and companies and the buffet of leadership, management and business issues that require solving by you, the readers. The second new feature will offer a view from the youngest generation in the workforce on the realities of leading, managing and developing a career. We've heard a great deal from the 40-something management group on the challenges of leading the generations...now, we'll hear the story from the other side of the age fence. Coming soon!

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/02/19/coming-soon-a-saturday-serial-a-view-from-the-millennial-perspective/feed/ 0 http://artpetty.com/2011/02/18/management-week-in-review-for-february-18-2011/ http://artpetty.com/2011/02/18/management-week-in-review-for-february-18-2011/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:33:39 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=5287 Every Friday, I share three thought-provoking management posts for the week. Fair warning: I take a broad view of management, so my selections will range from leadership to innovation to finance and personal development and beyond. This week's selections feature content on gaining control of your body language, ensuring that your participative leadership approach is genuine, and dealing with employee and management communication challenges during periods of change. Enjoy!

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/02/18/management-week-in-review-for-february-18-2011/feed/ 8 http://artpetty.com/2011/02/15/leadership-caffeine-get-it-right-when-starting-up-with-your-new-team/ http://artpetty.com/2011/02/15/leadership-caffeine-get-it-right-when-starting-up-with-your-new-team/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:21:09 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=5267 Stepping into the role of new (to the team) leader for an existing team is a daunting task. It’s also a time rich in opportunity for everyone involved, if the new leader executes a proper start-up strategy and avoids the most common start-up pitfalls.

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]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/02/10/its-time-to-burn-the-old-script-used-by-new-ceos/feed/ 15 http://artpetty.com/2011/01/19/nine-key-professional-capabilities-required-by-our-times/ http://artpetty.com/2011/01/19/nine-key-professional-capabilities-required-by-our-times/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:26:04 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=5139 There’s no doubt we live in interesting times…a true Dickensian Best of Times, Worst of Times environment, filled with remarkable opportunities and equally remarkable personal, competitive, societal and global challenges. Over the past few years and few thousand contacts with professionals on the topic(s) of developing as a professional and developing as a leader, a number of key “capabilities needed for success in these times” have emerged as recurring themes in discussions and group settings. Importantly, these themes or as I describe them, Capabilities, Attributes & Behaviors (CABs) are essential for success at both the individual and organizational levels.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/01/19/nine-key-professional-capabilities-required-by-our-times/feed/ 9 http://artpetty.com/2011/01/12/want-to-change-the-world-dont-forget-to-build-your-business-model/ http://artpetty.com/2011/01/12/want-to-change-the-world-dont-forget-to-build-your-business-model/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:37:35 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=5073 Over the past few weeks, I’ve connected with some brilliant individuals in multiple entrepreneurial organizations. In every instance, I heard some form of “We want to change the world” as these high-energy individuals described their ideas and their motivation. I love “change the world ideas” put forth by people passionate about doing something new, doing something better and helping others along the way. There’s no way I can avoid cheering for these teams. However, I can worry for them. Here's why...

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/01/12/want-to-change-the-world-dont-forget-to-build-your-business-model/feed/ 4 http://artpetty.com/2011/01/11/important-reads-almost-isnt-good-enough-wayne-elsey-of-soles4souls/ http://artpetty.com/2011/01/11/important-reads-almost-isnt-good-enough-wayne-elsey-of-soles4souls/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:25:02 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=5055 The latest Management Excellence Book Review: This is not so much a book review as it is my reaction to a powerful work from a man doing remarkable things to change the world. "Almost Isn't Good Enough," by Soles4Souls founder, Wayne Elsey is also a book about shoes. And about a man. And about the human condition. And about management and leadership. And about revolutionizing the management and fund-raising practices in the world of not-for-profit organizations.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/01/11/important-reads-almost-isnt-good-enough-wayne-elsey-of-soles4souls/feed/ 1 http://artpetty.com/2010/12/16/art-guest-posts-at-lead-change-my-next-book-other-updates/ http://artpetty.com/2010/12/16/art-guest-posts-at-lead-change-my-next-book-other-updates/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:12:10 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4707 I confess to focusing a great deal recently on the future of leadership. This was evident in my guest post, "The Great and Perilous Leadership Journey Ahead,"at Tanveer Naseer’s site, and in today’s essay, "Leadership Guidance for Our Children." at the Lead Change site. And while you're visiting Lead Change, be certain to check out the many great blog posts from some truly outstanding leadership writers and thinkers.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/12/16/art-guest-posts-at-lead-change-my-next-book-other-updates/feed/ 6 http://artpetty.com/2010/12/11/management-excellence-book-review-management-its-not-what-you-think/ http://artpetty.com/2010/12/11/management-excellence-book-review-management-its-not-what-you-think/#comments Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:19:34 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4690 I confess to having a proclivity for essay collections when it comes to reading about management. Essays move along quickly and they offer the reader the opportunity to capture quick sound bites over breakfast, on the train or in other ideal reading rooms. Also, there’s the reality that many management books struggle to adequately fill the space between the book-covers, offering up their best in the introduction, the first chapter and the wrap-up chapter. Here are my thoughts on: Management? It's Not What You Think! by Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand and Joseph Lampel.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/12/11/management-excellence-book-review-management-its-not-what-you-think/feed/ 0 http://artpetty.com/2010/11/30/art-guest-posts-on-leadership-at-tanveer-naseers-blog/ http://artpetty.com/2010/11/30/art-guest-posts-on-leadership-at-tanveer-naseers-blog/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:00:56 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4623 My guest post at Tanveer Naseer's blog, The Great and Perilous Leadership Journey Ahead, reflects my perspective on the rapidly and radically changing nature of leadership in our emerging environment. Perhaps my subhead says it best: "Welcome to the Leadership Blender."

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/11/30/art-guest-posts-on-leadership-at-tanveer-naseers-blog/feed/ 0 http://artpetty.com/2010/11/08/leadership-caffeine-managing-risk-without-stifling-experimentation/ http://artpetty.com/2010/11/08/leadership-caffeine-managing-risk-without-stifling-experimentation/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:13:49 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4515 The art and science of management is much about coping with risk. There are few certain outcomes in business, and that’s particularly true when we factor in the reality that people are darned complex and don’t always act rationally. More often than not, I see managers and leaders looking at their world through the eyes of “what can go wrong?” and basing their decisions solely on attempting to minimize those identified adverse outcomes. Here are 5 ideas that leaders can use to help experimentation flourish on their teams.

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